Kant Principle Of Morality Essay

Kant philosophy has contributed in development of "pure" moral philosophy, a "metaphysics of morals" that is based on the concepts of reason, not on empirical observations. According to his philosophy moral obligations are applicable to all human beings as it applies not only for particular person in particular situation, but also to all rational beings in all circumstances.
The principle of humanity is not borrowed from experience as this is a universal principle and this applies to all rational beings and experience in itself is not enough and is incapable of determining anything and one cannot rely on it alone. And if we consider experience humanity is not considered as the end of the man because humans as an object themselves make an end and if one follows the principle, it should come from pure reason ad should not result from experience only.
According to Kant the principle of humanity is the supreme limiting condition of
The principle of humanity should be based on concepts which are pure and should apply to all. The rational ideas that are followed by all should appeal to all individuals and it would not be possible if these ideas are driven by experiences.
Kant has explained this by giving an example of moral principle that people should not lie and this moral principle applies to all and one cannot lie given on the situation and his past experiences. Not to lie is a basic human nature and it should be respected by all and all community follows this principle.
According to Kant all the practical legislation should be based on the rule since the rule or the law is universal. He believes that all the actions that one take should be based on moral intuitions and actions should be done for the sake of morality alone. These moral behaviors cannot be driven by experiences as this would limit a person but these behaviors should be based on moral