Kant believes that while although humans will do what they will do, reason will still have control whether something is universally moral or not, however it is the good will that acts in accordance with reason. For example, if a person was to kill someone, he or she will know what they are doing is immoral or moral, however, they decide to go through with the action because they reasoned it to be necessary. This view goes in accordance with Kants view on ethics however, since it is entirely based on reason, Kant does not take into account feelings, desires, or any emotional feedback in moral decision making because these emotions impede in reason. To say that we were put onto this Earth for a reason, is enough to say that Humans were born with a duty. This duty, although not reveled to us, can be discovered throughout life when we learn about who were are personally and grow into the people we want to be. According to Kant to do what is right, we must “do it for duty’s sake” or be motivated solely with the respect for moral law. We as humans should know what is morally correct because all throughout our lives we are taught morally correct from morally Lee …show more content…
In accordance with the Kanatian theory in its entirety, Immanuel Kant makes very convincing and strong points towards his beliefs on duty, reason, free will, and conceptual understanding of natural law through imperatives. These teachings are the very foundation of the Kantation theory and are what made him into the famous philosopher he had come to be. However, The Kantation theory is not perfect and contains many holes in its arguments. Regarding the concept of reason, I agree that emotional conflict can impede in an individuals reasoning skills, however, it is with this emotional conflict that the true Lee 3 reason within the individual comes into play. With emotional connection in decisions, humans would make no sort of effort into making decisions that matter. Reason requires a humans free will and I believe that Kant was incorrect to say that we cannot view a decision made on emotions, to be a true act of reason. Kants view of reason to be completely discarded when emotions come to play, is an irrational statement made with little effort to understand the humanist side of people. This goes without