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Deontology is an ethical theory that focuses on adherence to rules and duties, rather than the consequences of actions. According to deontology, actions are considered morally right if they respect rules such as not killing innocent people, not stealing, and keeping promises. Immanuel Kant was a prominent deontologist who believed in universal moral rules called "categorical imperatives." Kant proposed three formulations of the categorical imperative: 1) Act only according to rules that could become universal laws; 2) Treat humanity as an end, not just as a means to an end; 3) Act as a legislator of universal moral laws.

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Kant - Quiz

Deontology is an ethical theory that focuses on adherence to rules and duties, rather than the consequences of actions. According to deontology, actions are considered morally right if they respect rules such as not killing innocent people, not stealing, and keeping promises. Immanuel Kant was a prominent deontologist who believed in universal moral rules called "categorical imperatives." Kant proposed three formulations of the categorical imperative: 1) Act only according to rules that could become universal laws; 2) Treat humanity as an end, not just as a means to an end; 3) Act as a legislator of universal moral laws.

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The ethical theory, Deontology, utilizes certain rules so as to ascertain what is

right and what is wrong. With Deontology, we are morally obligated to act in a
manner pursuant to a certain set of principles and rules regardless of what the
outcome may be � whether it is favorable or unfavorable for us. In short,
Deontology is concerned with what people do, not with the consequence of what their
action shall bring forth. Deontologists live in a universe of moral rules, such as,
It is wrong to kill innocent people, it is wrong to steal, it is wrong to tell
lies, it is right to keep promises and of the like. Philosophers like Immanuel Kant
also live believe in these moral rules. Kant's version of deontology was based on
something that he called 'the categorical imperative' which he intended to be the
basis of all other rules. A 'categorical imperative' is deemed as a rule that is
true in all circumstances.

The first one emphasizes the need for moral rules to be �universalisable.� It says
that we should always act in such a way that we would be willing for it to become a
general law that everyone else should do the same in the same situation. As a
Catholic, I have already encountered the same concept with the saying �do unto
others what you want others to do unto you.� Furthermore, the rule also implies
that if the ethical rule you claim to be following cannot logically be made a
universal rule, then it is not a valid moral rule.

For the second formula, Kant stated, �Act in such a way that you treat humanity,
whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never merely as a means
to an end but always at the same time as an end .� This calls us to respect other
people's status as beings of moral worth as well as to respect ourselves and cleave
to our own inner moral voices. Treating people as means and not ends takes in the
form such as treating a person as if they were an inanimate object, coercing a
person to get what you want, deceiving a person to get what you want and of the
like. Kant does not intend to say that people can't be used at all; it may be fine
to use a person as long as they are also being treated as an end in themselves,
thus it is not morally wrong to let someone get the food for you when you are using
food panda as long as the food panda personnel was not forced to do so and thus
preserve his autonomy.

The final formulation reminds us of the responsibility of being a moral being. �Act
as though through your Maxim's you could become a legislator of universal laws�
here Kant asks us to be always wary that we are always, in a sense, setting an
example to other people in what we do. We contribute to what is normal human
behavior and we have a choice to make about whether to make that normal behavior
good or not. He also reminds us that the moral law has to come from us � we place
it on ourselves and sometimes we might have to do that against what our other
desires are.

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