The Philosophical Ideas of Kant and the Gay community.

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Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant is popularly known for his categorical imperative notion . His ideas or school of thoughts were in great contrast with the utilitarian theorists . The categorical imperative according to him was `a standard of rationality . His moral philosophy revealed that deviation from the categorical imperative was irrational

Kantian ethics differentiate happiness and being good . Whereas the utilitarian theorists suggest that people should pursue those interests that maximize happiness , Kant notes that since happiness is beyond one 's power and depends on

luck , then happiness is very different from being good . He further noted that ethic ought to be universal and unconditional to eliminate chances for skepticisms as well as allow comparison . To him , goodwill does not require qualification as it acts for the sake of duty . Kant also argued that man 's actions can be classified as actions in accordance with duty or for the sake of duty Those acts done for the sake of duty are viewed as having moral worth

Kant adopted a retributive view to punishment and believed that although wrong doers were rational beings , it is alright to punish them as long as the punishment accorded does not exceed their crimes in magnitude

Kant rejected Hume 's theory on the ideal theory of the mind . To him analytical methods should not be used to explain what is physically evident . He noted that synthetic reasoning involves relating concepts that are not directly related to the subject concept . A prior knowledge can...