Kant and Sexual Ethics
- Created by: Grace Lidgett
- Created on: 12-04-13 16:06
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- Kant and Sexual Ethics
- The categorical imperative causes Kant to take a conservative attitude to sexual ethics in many ways
- All activities outside the norm such as extramarital sex or homosexuality would be rejected as they would not be able to be universalised
- He would perceive all moral actions to be dictated by duty
- Have sex for pleasure only if you think everyone should only have sex for pleasure, or use contraception of you think everyone else should
- Sexual acts can be wrong in themselves as they involve using another person for one's own pleasure - this does not apply to marriage
- Kant does not see sex within marriage as wrong as the purpose of marriage is not to procreate but is the union of two people
- Sexual enjoyment is permitted
- Kant proposes a contractual approach where as a long as both parties consent and it doesn't go against categorical imperative it is allowed
- Prostitution can in some forms be permitted if it was a free choice and not used as a means to an end
- *********** is always seen as wrong as it is using people for your own benefit
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