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23 lut 2004 · The most basic aim of moral philosophy, and so also of the Groundwork, is, in Kant’s view, to “seek out” the foundational principle of a “metaphysics of morals,” which Kant understands as a system of a priori moral principles that apply the CI to human persons in all times and cultures.
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- Kant and Hume on Morality
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- Kant's Social and Political Philosophy
Kant had envisioned anthropology as an empirical application...
- Constructivism in Metaethics
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- Respect
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- Rule Consequentialism
Once a distinction is made between, on the one hand, the...
- Practical Reason
According to the Kantian constructivist, practical reason is...
- Personal Autonomy
Kant, they note, stresses the deep ... Aristotle, 1999,...
- Cognitive Disability and Moral Status
Kant’s "Groundwork" opens with the line: “The only thing that is unconditionally good is a good will.” Kant’s argument for this belief is quite plausible. Consider anything you think of in terms of being "good"—health, wealth, beauty, intelligence, and so on.
6 mar 2023 · Kantian ethics is an ethical theory developed by German philosopher Immanuel Kant, who was a key Enlightenment thinker. In essence, Kant formed the ethical theory that an action’s moral worth is determined entirely by the motivation behind it.
5 kwi 2024 · A core feature of Kant’s ethics is his insistence on the value of one’s motivation for the morality of an action. As opposed to utilitarianism, Kant does not look at the consequences when judging actions, but only at what he calls the “good will.”
Kantian ethics refers to a deontological ethical theory developed by German philosopher Immanuel Kant that is based on the notion that "I ought never to act except in such a way that I could also will that my maxim should become a universal law."
Kant’s solution was to base religion and ethics on reason, not faith. Reason is universal in that everyone has it, but not everyone shares the same faith. If ethics could be based on reason, Kant conceived a more harmonious society would follow.
Kant’s main works in ethics are his Metaphysics of Morals (1797) and the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785). Neither give practical advice about particular situations but rather through rational reflection, Kant seeks to establish the supreme principle of morality.
