To have moral worth, our actions must be motivated by duty, rather than mere sympathy or inclination. As a paradigm of moral worth, Kant upheld the hard-hearted person who acts purely out of duty.

Dallas, TX – If the 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant were around today, he would say we have to reform Social Security, and reform it now. How do I know this? Kant spent a lot of time ...

Calling German philosopher Immanuel Kant’s ethics “terribly poor,” Chinese philosophy scholar Han Dongping has become the target of criticism for an article with a bold yet somewhat overweening title.

Learners will discuss the concepts of ethics, the importance of ethical decision-making, and the useful role of Kantian ethics in policing. Wednesday, March 30 6 to 8 p.m. ET To register and for more ...

Let me begin with a puzzle about the Kantian notion of recognition respect - the respect due to any person regardless of merit (moral or otherwise). It is sometimes thought that the object of respect, ...

Philosopher Immanuel Kant believed happiness is not a gift but a personal creation. He stressed individual responsibility for ...

Mainstream economics has long struggled to model ethical behaviour, including what is perhaps its simplest type, altruism. The standard assumption of homo economicus, an agent who maximizes his ...