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Kantian Ethics Of The Murderer At The Door

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Kantian ethics is based on the belief that actions should be to fulfill our duty, and not be determined by the consequences of our actions (Kantian Ethics, n.d.). Kantians believe an action should be one that one could will that everyone would act on and that it respects the goals of others and not use them as a means to an end. One example of Kant that I find difficult to understand is that lying is always morally wrong. The example of the murderer at the door is often used to dismiss this theory of ethics. If a murderer knocks on your door asking about the whereabouts of his victim, it is wrong to lie. It would not only be wrong, but your duty to tell the truth. Utilitarian ethics of wright and wrong is judged on the amount of utility that
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