what is Kant's Moral Philosophy??

Question

please in simple words. thanks!

Answer 1

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

This is his moral philosophy in its simplest (apriori) form. The thing is, he did not conceive of this axiom, he merely sought to prove that it is primary. Although he gets a lot of criticism for the tortured complexity of his moral philosophy, he deserves credit for his attempt...which is actually pretty solid theory.

See, what happened is that Kant was an incredibly brilliant (albeit complacent) man in his day. As such, he recognized what was to come, the unhinging of reason to reality. With the advent of Hume, philosophy was about to embark on an incredulous journey where it would undermine that which was KNOWN as traditional common sense.
Kant attempted to right that wrong (Well, what he perceived as a wrong) because many other cutting edge thinkers were ready to plunge head-long into it (Including Hegel).

Consequently, he was merely attempting to prove once and for all something which was rock solid common sense.

I won't drone on, as Keith M has "hit" the high points of his actual reasoning and terminology.

Answer 2

Moral philosophy is usually associated with ethics, which means the study of what is right and what is wrong (for example, should you steal?). Kant's ethics are called deontological, which is a fancy way to say that actions by people should be based on having a duty to do the actions.

For Kant, we can see this in what is called the "Categorical Imperative." The Categorical Imperative simply claims that a person should act in such a way that the person's actions can be universalized--that means everyone can do it all the time. A simple example will help. Kant would claim that lying (not telling the truth) is wrong because it cannot be universalized (that is, we cannot do it all the time). Given this, we have a "duty" to always tell the truth.

Answer 3

liberty and equality on hedonistic utilitarianism opinions