Kantian Ethics: A Critical Analysis of Immanuel Kant’s Philosophy

Many who have read and understood Kant’s ethical system find it sensible and plausible. In fact, when we try to prove that one’s particular action is unethical and ask him, “What if everybody behaved as you do?”, we are actually advocating Kant’s ‘universalizability’ formulation of the categorical imperative. (Read: Summary of Kant’s Ethics)

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What you need to know about Suicide and Euthanasia in Kantian Ethics

In 1982, a 62-year-old man, named Barney Clark, became the first human to get a permanent artificial heart. He was given, in addition, a key that could be used to turn off his compressor, if ever he wanted to die.

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