“DUTY” ETHICS IMMANUEL KANT

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“DUTY” ETHICS IMMANUEL KANT 1724-1804 DEONTOLOGY “DUTY” ETHICS IMMANUEL KANT 1724-1804

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 LAW

IMPERATIVES CATEGORICAL HYPOTHETICAL 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

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