Immanuel Kants Ethical Theories

Immanuel Kants Ethical Theories

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According to the Immanuel Kants the basis of moral requirement is the standards of rationality. He called these requirements Categorical Imperatives (CI). He argued that immorality is happened due to the violation of Categorical Imperatives and thus such violation is irrational. Other famous philosopher like Hobbes and Locke are also of the same view. The standard of morality that is rationality is either desire based or it is based on rational institution that is sui generis. His predecessors believed that analysis and evaluation will only reveal the requirement that must be conformed by the rational agents to instrumental principles and Kants agreed with this argument. But he argued that conformity to Categorical Imperative, which is a non instrumental principle and hence conformity to the moral requirements (Plato.stanford.edu, 2004).

His idea is based on the his famous doctrine that rationality must be considered as an autonomous and independent, in such a way that it is regarded as the author of the law that holds it. So in simple words, morality is nothing but the law of free and independent will. Conception of rationale and reason is the heart of the Kants ethical theories, which set the man free from all irrational passions and wild desires. So this is the self-governing reason which is in every person and Kant offered a ground for screening other person as possessing equal worth and so he must deserve respect (Uleman, 2010).

There are many implications of Kants ethical theories. In policing system, most of the officers consider themselves above the rest of the junior officers and there is an arrogant behavior in result. This not only demoralizes them but also damages the reputation of the policing system. There is also a sense of superiority within the policing staff ...