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

2. MORAL LAWS UNIVERSALLY BINDING
ARISE FROM THE COMMON NATURE SHARED BY ALL HUMANS
STRUCTURES OF THOUGHT
SUBJECTIVE DIMENSION

3. MORAL WORTH FROM THE GOOD WILL ACT ACCORDING TO REASON
ACT OUT OF A SENSE OF DUTY
ACT OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE LAW

4. IMPERATIVES CATEGORICAL HYPOTHETICAL UNIVERSAL SENSE OF DUTY
RESPECT FOR MORAL LAW
MAXIM BECOMES A UNIVERSAL LAW
FORMULATE THE MORAL LAW
HYPOTHETICAL
CONDITIONAL

5. FACTORS NOT GIVING MORAL WORTH TO ACTIONS
CONSEQUENCES
INCLINATIONS
EXTERNAL LAW OR LAWGIVERS
TOO VARIABLE TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR UNIVERSAL LAW

6. AUTONOMY GOVERNING ONESELF GENERATION OF MORAL LAW
MORAL LEGISLATOR
OBEDIENCE TO MORAL LAW
CONTRAST WITH HETERONOMY
GOVERNED BY FACTORS EXTERNAL TO SELF

7. MAJOR PRINCIPLE RESPECT FOR PERSONS
ONE MUST ACT SO AS TO TREAT EVERY PERSON AS AN END AND NEVER AS A MEANS ONLY

8. 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