Examining the elements of moral action in Kant's philosophy

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Student

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Iran.

10.30510/psi.2022.351634.3726

Abstract

In Kant's philosophy of morality, what guarantees the morality of actions is the intention and motivation of the doer, but intention alone cannot guarantee the morality of actions. To know. Given the specific structure of the human mind, he believes that although in a strict philosophical approach one tries to identify all the main elements influencing a moral act, it can nevertheless be assumed that there are hidden elements in the course of moral actions. Not all of these motivations and requirements can be enumerated.
This article has been prepared in a library method and from an analytical-descriptive perspective and seeks to explain the process of issuing a moral act from Kant's point of view, and to emphasize elements such as motives, requirements, intentions and tasks, which despite Kant considers the main essence of a moral act to be the observance of the law of ethics and the performance of duty, and considers considerations such as respect for the moral law as an element that necessitates the performance of duty. It has caused controversy among cantologists.

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