Foundation Of The Metaphysics Of Morals By Immanuel Kant

Kant’s Theory

Morality is a phenomenon that occurs in living things, more likely in humans than in any other animal that exists in our world. There are two distinct forms that are mostly associated with “morality,” which are rights and wrongs. Well, not forms per se, morality is more like the inherent ability to be able to distinguish the difference between what is considered right and what is defined as wrong. But that is the area where things begin to be questioned. How did human beings begin to gain these principles? What is it that gives us humans the clear-cut point on what is on one side, which is good, and what is on the other side, which is bad. Well, here is where a man tries to give us an answer to this question. Which is a theory displayed in the work titled “Foundation of the Metaphysics of Morals,” by Immanuel Kant. In this work, Kant argues that moral principles must be based on reason rather than on experience, and that morality is based on the inherent value of rational beings. Below are some of the main arguments that Kant presents in the text, along with supporting evidence.

Other things that are commonly thought of as good, such as happiness or pleasure, can be associated with immoral actions (such as causing harm to other people in order to achieve the goal that was being sought after), and therefore cannot be considered intrinsically good. In contrast, good will is always good because it is the motivation to do what is right, regardless of whether it leads to positive outcomes or the exact opposite of it, the negative