DEONTOLOGY “DUTY” ETHICS IMMANUEL KANT 1724-1804.
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DEONTOLOGY
“DUTY” ETHICSIMMANUEL KANT1724-1804
Moral Laws
• Universally Binding• Arise From The Common Nature
Shared By All Humans– Structures Of Thought
• Subjective Dimension
Moral Worth
• From The Good Will• Act According To Reason• Act Out Of A Sense Of Duty• Act Out Of Respect For The Moral
Law
Imperatives
• Categorical– Universal– Sense Of Duty– Respect For Moral Law– Maxim Becomes A Universal Law– Formulate The Moral Law
• Hypothetical– Conditional
Factors Not Giving Moral Worth To Actions
• Consequences• Inclinations• External Law Or Lawgivers
• Too Variable To Provide A Basis For Universal Law
Autonomy
• Governing Oneself• Generation Of Moral Law
– Moral Legislator
• Obedience To Moral Law• Contrast With Heteronomy
– Governed By Factors External To Self
Major Principle
• Respect For Persons• One Must Act So As To Treat Every
Person As An End And Never As A Means Only
• Universalize A Maxim
Deontology And Professionalism• Respect For Persons A S
Autonomous --- Moral Legislators• Act Out Of Sense Of Duty
– The Right Thing To Do
• Self As Moral Legislator For All Professionals
• Avoid Acting Out Of Inclination Or Blind Obedience