Immanuel Kant's Moral Theory

Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher during the eighteenth-century who made waves with his theories pertaining to morality. Kant worked very hard to finance his education and came from humble beginnings. Immanuel’s primary philosophical works include Groundwork for Metaphysics of Morals, Critique of Pure Reason, Critique of Practical Reason, and Critique of the Power of Judgement. The main concept behind Kant’s philosophy is human autonomy and free will. Immanuel Kant established his moral philosophy in line with the ideals of deontological moral theory. Kant’s theories differ from Utilitarianism and other consequentialist theories because according to him the morality of someone’s actions and the motives behind them are more important than

Moral duty can be summarized into two categories; charitable deeds in which someone helps another who is less fortunate, and actions that ensure the protection of the natural human rights we all have such as the right to breathe clean air and live happily. An example of moral duty can be seen in the tragic events that took place on the Portland, Oregon commuter train recently where someone was inciting hate towards two women and three men came to their defense. Sadly, two of the men who stood up to racism were stabbed to death and one is recovering in the hospital. While this is an unfortunate case to consider, “The slayings of Rick Best, 53, and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche, 23 — whom many hailed as heroes for standing up to the hatred they witnessed — stunned Portlanders” (Bever, 2017), we are still able to recognize that despite the violent outcome these men provide an exceptional example of moral

He analyzes the moral obligations that exist and states that if someone performs a moral duty but also acts on one of the four natural inclinations then the meaning behind their actions are weaker and therefore less important. An action performed for moral duty without any tendency towards natural inclination hold the truest form of moral duty that we should all strive to perform for others in order to become a better society that is more understanding and respectful of the people around us. With Immanuel Kant’s ideas on moral duty and inclination we can continue to further analyze our actions and the actions of others that we see to gain the best perspective possible. Teaching moral duties without reason may be simple but I believe it to be detrimental in the long run as these types of actions are the glue that holds us all together with our social interactions, pursuit of knowledge and desire to