Criticisms of the ethics of duty include moral minimalism which argues that emphasis is not placed on morality. ... Kant's moral philosophy on respect and using people states "to respect people is to treat them as ends in themselves", "the opposite of respecting people is treating them as mere means to an end" (Hinman, 1994, chap.6). ...
Utilitarianism and Kantian Thinking Ethics is one part of philosophy that will always be studied, and like most subjects in philosophy, will never be viewed the same by everyone. ... Things like religion, poverty, and mental health all contribute to our beliefs in ethics. ... In the studies of philosophy these beliefs are put into two categories: utilitarian, witch would give leeway to the guilty depending on the circumstances, and Kantian, were a crime is a crime, no matter the motives involved. ... Utilitarianism philosophy is that any act can be morally justified if the motive is intended ...
From the rationalist spectrum, comes the metaphysical Transcendental Philosophy which claims that, we can only know what we put into objects. ... From ethics, another understanding is created. We can know ethics by pure reason because it is made by use experience. ...
A moral judgment is a judgment based upon ethics. Ethics is a branch of moral philosophy. Emotion characterizes a moral judgments. Religion also characterizes moral judgments. Moral judgments differ from other judgments because reason cannot be applied to them. Emotion is a major factor that c...
Kant's philosophy that rationalism is the key to understanding is not necessarily correct in the real world though. ... Although man is capable of making statements based purely on logic, as in math for example, when it comes to making choices of morality or ethics, every man makes a different decision based on his previous experiences. ...
