Kant's theory of morality seems to function as the most feasible in determining one's duty in a moral situation. ... But despite these exceptions, the process Kant describes of converting maxims to universal laws to test their moral permissibility serves, in general, as a useful guide to and system of ethics and morality. ... Kant truly does not look to the consequences of an action to see whether the action is morally permissible, but rather to the morality of the action itself. Kant assumes that universal morality is inherent in being, thus avoiding ...

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I advocate that justice can be served to morality, even if the consequences of an action are dismissed. ... The good intent determined the morality of the action and not the result. ... Kant asserts that one's will must only act upon the "universal law," which is void of human feeling and emotion. ... Kant's first formulation states that you should "act only on that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it should be a universal law" (886). ... Thus, justice can be served to morality without considering the results. ...

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The goal of the Grounding or the Metaphysics of Morals is to establish the "supreme principle of morality". ... Morality requires us to separate our rationality from our nature and act solely on the basis of logical principles. ... A secure understanding of morality must be based on "pure" concepts of reason. ... When one thinks of what they ought to do they base their reason in their morality, moral laws. Kant's moral law is reason and moral laws are suppose to be undertaken for the sake of morality alone; we are suppose to have a pure motivation and not self-interested. ...

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Through such logic, she presented her belief that moral laws cannot exist if God does not exist. ... Hence, what Anscombe believed in was a return to the ideals of Eudamonia and a morality that is focused on the person rather than on the consequence of actions. By emphasizing Eudamonia, morality does not need to depend on strict moral principles, which she felt gave too much emphasis to autonomous actions and disregarded the social aspect of morality that may give rise to the 'polis', for example virtues cultivated through active citizenship. ... Suppose a lawyer was contemplating...

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Kant identified categorical imperative as the foundational principle of morality. ... The other main formulation of categorical imperative develops the idea that morality does not permit you to use people. ... Kant thought that unless there is something that can supply an answer, morality is a sham (Rosenstand, 223). ... The first states, "Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a universal law of nature" (Ming, Online). ... And finally the third command says, "So act as if you were through your maxims a law-making member of a kingdom of ends" (Ming, Online). ...

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The categorical imperative states; act only on that maxim which can become a universal law. ... This maxim isn't able to be a categorical imperative because it cannot be a universal law. ... We ought to do it because it has the ability to be a universal law. ... The morality of our actions does not depend upon their outcome. ... The morality of our actions then must be assessed by the motivation behind it. ...

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This comes from the theory of the universal law, which says that an action is only moral if the reason for performing it could be a reason everyone could have (ICE). ... Both Kant and Mills measure morality in different ways. Kant says that an act is considered moral if it's done for the sake of duty and if it can be a universal law. ... The major fault to Mill's ethics is that by making the greatest amount of happiness the first principle of morality, this takes advantage of the few for the well being of the majority. ... For example, Kant believes that there are no exceptions for m...

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According to liberalism, general morality and normative values are determined by natural flow of social relation. For this reason, liberals defend that morality must define secularly. ... Main notions of liberalism: Priority of individual Universal human rights Progressivism Modernism Supremacy of law Secular morality Natural situation and adaptation Freedom of attempt Free market Free trade Limited government intervention Rationalism Liberal theory was in realism's shadow from the beginning of Cold war to end of 1960s. ... International organization, regimes, institutions and law are re...

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Criticisms of the ethics of duty include moral minimalism which argues that emphasis is not placed on morality. ... The lying example discuss the possibility of universalizing a maxim that permits lying, which raises the question of consistency with the universal law of humanity, that our action is always universal. Lying is not consistent with the universal law because it undermines itself, destroying the rational expectation of trust upon which it depends. ... In conclusion Kant helped us see clarity in, the admirability of acting from duty, the evenhandedness of morality and respecting ...

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It is based on a belief that reason is the final authority for morality. Actions of any sort, he believed, must be undertaken from a sense of duty dictated by reason, and no action performed for expediency or solely in obedience to law or custom can be regarded as moral. ... The categorical imperative is the basis of morality and was stated by Kant in these words: "Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will and general natural law." ... The moral way to make decisions will never be written in stone, even modern law is mixed up in the Utilitarian and Kantian beliefs. Th...

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Aristotle wrote that "Now when a person kills himself in a fit of anger, he acts voluntarily in violation of right reason; and that the law does not permit. ... Though this may seem reasonable for the mentality ill, and physically sick, it goes against Kantian ethics, and the laws of nature. Kant argues that "to destroy the subject of morality in his own person is tantamount to obliterating from the world, as far as he can, the very existence of morality itself; but morality is, nevertheless, an end in itself" (Kant: 84). ...

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Again and again we are seeing people question the morality of these sweatshops wondering what should be done. ... Furthermore, the lack of such respectful treatment and dignity is in direct contradiction to the ideas Kant outlays; "Thus morality, and humanity insofar as it is capable of morality, alone have dignity" (Arnold & Bowie, 610). ... By not giving them these wages, many companies are also breaking the law and treating people as objects to do so. ...

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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...

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Kantian and Divine Command Theory The term 'autonomy', from the Greek roots 'autos' and 'nomos' [self + law] refers to the right or capacity of individuals to govern themselves. ... For Kant, autonomy functions as the ability to know what morality requires of us, rather than as the freedom to pursue our ends. ...

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He focuses less on morality and more on the rationality for states to gain the most power when standing against other nations. ... Morgenthau states that human nature "has not changed since the classical philosophies of China, India, and Greece endeavored to discover these laws" (AJ 2013, 15). ... With this in mind, the "law of citizenship" has the ability to spread throughout states and hopefully create good connections and communication opportunities for neighboring nations. ... Realist, Morgenthau focuses on objective laws from the roots of human nature. ...

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