Kantinian Moral Theory

Basic concepts

Material Formalism Material Formal Duty Categorica

Practical Moral Ethics ethics l

Practical reason Kant's ethics is They are those It cannot The need to act Do evil or a
is interested in formal, a truly ethics in which establish out of respect maxim such
knowing what universal and the goodness or any, its for the law, this that you can at
the principles rational ethics, it badness of reward nor means that the same time
that must guide cannot be human does it last acting nocially want it to
you should be if implicit but behavior for us exactly disposes us to become a
you want to act hypothetical in depends on what we submit to a law universal law,
rationally and its imperatives, something that should do, it out of respect is the outline of
morally, these must be is considered would only for everything a norm that we
practical reason absolute supreme for tell us how a law deserves guide our
formulates man. we should because that is human
moral act. our duty. behavior.
commandments

Criticisms: They
help us create a
universal ethic