Question

The strength of Kantian ethics appeals to our intuitions that most well brought up people in our culture have, and these include the notion that the heart of immorality typically is to treat yourself as an _________________________.

Answer 1

Answer: Exception

Explanation: Immaneul Kant believed that some actions were immoral regardless of the purpose. Following this philosophy, stealing to feed your child is still wrong. He saw immorality as seeing yourself as the exception.

When we ask ourselves if it is acceptable for everyone to act the way we are about to and the answer is no or if we believe the action does not respect other people’s goals or rights, and still carry out the action, we are seeing ourselves as the exception and this is immoral.