Kantian Deontology

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  • Created by: jmpollard
  • Created on: 06-02-17 19:51

 Deontology - 

  • Duty based (essential to 'do ones duty')
  • Not concerned with consequence (as long as an action has been done for the right reason)
  • Rule guided (follows a strict rule guided structure)
  • Concerned with Intrinsic worth (actions' worth isn't based on their consequences)
  • Not concerned with instrumental worth
  • Kant is the pioneering philosopher

Kantian Ethics/ Kantian Deontology - 

Kantian Deontology is a secular appraoch to ethics from a German Enlightenment philosopher, Immanuel Kant. His approach to ethics has 12 underlying principles, these are 9 of the ones i remember:

  • Secular - without the involvement of God.
  • Places high priority in autonomy.
  • Puts man at the centre of the moral universe.
  • Man has the capacity to discover morality ('reason binds man to man').
  • Logical thinking is at the heart of morality.
  • Illogical thinking is at the heart of immorality.
  • Humans deserve dignity and respect, because they have reason, wills and desires.
  • The principle of Self-preservation, to commit suicide is not an option.
  • It's Egalitarian, a forerunner of Human rights. 

In order to determine the correct action in any given situation Kant created the Formulations of the Categorical Imperative. These are 3 tests of morality which maxims (underlying principles) must pass through in order to become a 'Categorical Imperative'. If a maxim becomes a Categorical Imperative, it means it is now an unconditionally good command of morality that the moral agent has a duty to perform. 

The first formulation of the Categorical Imperative…

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