Immanuel Kant's Philosophical Perspective On Moral Law

When discussing and analyzing Immanuel Kant’s philosophical perspective on moral law and the duties of us as people, it is interesting to see the connections his views have with many real live situations. Although the film Gone Baby Gone is fictional, the up taking plot is based upon real life situations we face in personhood. The film revolves around the disappearance of a four year old child named Amanda McCready, who disappeared from her home under the care of her mother, Helene McCready. Patrick Kenzie is one of the detectives who is hired by Amanda’s aunt to investigate the case, he plays a highly significant role in the case because he discovers the true horrors of Amanda’s mother. Immediately Patrick trusts his instincts and is suspicious of Helene and begins to notice how neglectful she is as a mother. It is shown that Helene is involved with many drug dealers and often left Amanda alone for long periods of time to go to bars and socialize. Patrick automatically can see the pain that is inside Amanda’s home and this is what leads to the real story behind Amanda’s disappearance. After socializing with outside sources and investigating the case, Patrick comes across Jack Doyle,

I believe that there were two philosophical duties in place on top of another in this situation, Patrick has to choose which one he wants to act on. The duty of a police officer and the duty of a person can be two completely different aspects in a persons life which makes this analysis even more interesting and debatable. The topic forces you to question your own view points and moral actions that you do on an everyday basis. Overall, Immanuel Kant’s view points on duty and moral law can be seen obviously in the film Gone Baby Gone and gives an effective example of two different philosophical duties for