Kant is famous, among other things, for trying to put morality onto a rational basis. Today, Kantian ethics is a top-three ...
For Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), a good disposition is the ideal endpoint, and not the necessary starting point, of moral progress. (clu / iStock / Getty Images) But to understand how we can realise ...
Philosopher Immanuel Kant defined marriage as the lifelong possession of each other's sexual attributes. This 18th-century ...
Before I jump back into the conversation about sexual ethics that has unfolded on the Web in recent days, inspired by Emily Witt's n+1 essay "What Do You Desire?" and featuring a fair number of my ...
A four-year-old in a suburban daycare earns a sticker every time she shares a toy. By age six, she shares less when no ...
Despite his love of hosting, conversation, and fine dining, Kant’s house was unadorned and austere. He had only one picture, which hung above his bureau. This picture was of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who ...
Deontological (duty-based) ethics are concerned with what people do, not with the consequences of their actions. Deontological (duty-based) ethics are concerned with what people do, not with the ...