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.

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 ...

origins of the concept of duty (acting morally according to the good regardless of consequences) in deontological and absolutist approaches to ethics what it is (a command to act to achieve a desired ...

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, ...

The concepts of autonomy as the self governance of individuals and dignity as the inner worth of human beings play an important role in contemporary bioethics. Since both notions are crucial to ...

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 ...

Journal of Medical Ethics, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Aug., 1998), pp. 274-278 (5 pages) Psychotherapy is an activity which takes many forms and which has many aims. The present paper argues that it can be ...