Criticisms of Kantian ethics

Naturally, Kant's objective, reason based theory of ethics produces several difficulties;

• Kant's apporach has been deemed too abstract in that does not tell you what is the right or wrong course of action in a particular situation - You can use the univeralisability principle to justify anything! - Alasdair MacIntyre 
• The emphasis on 'duty' suggests that an action is performed for an underlying intention to fulfill ones duty - are motives are rarely pure, people rarely act from practical reason 
  • (putting duty above feeling is a little cold and…