Immanuel Kant, German philosopher: “A man’s dignity lies in his capacity to hold to his own moral principles”

A line circulating online says dignity lies in remaining faithful to one’s own moral principles. It captures a major part of Immanuel Kant’s ethics, but it is safer to treat the wording as a modern ...

Immanuel Kant, German philosopher: “You are not free when you break every rule but when you choose to obey reason within yourself”

Is freedom about breaking every rule? Discover how Immanuel Kant defined true liberty through reason and moral ...

Quote of the day by Immanuel Kant: 'The greatest human quest is to know what one must do in order to...' Life lessons from inspiring quote on self-improvement, moral …

Quote of the day by Immanuel Kant highlights one of the philosopher's most discussed ideas about human life and moral ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Immanuel Kant, radical evil and the nature of moral development

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 ...
Nature

Kantian Ethics and Moral Philosophy

Immanuel Kant’s moral philosophy establishes ethics on the basis of rationality and autonomy. Central to his system is the categorical imperative, which demands that agents act only on maxims they can ...
The Financial Times

Perfect example of moral failure according to Kant

Lloyd Blankfein, chief executive of Goldman Sachs, is quoted in your report “Trump promises to end forced separation of families” (June 21) as saying that it is a “moral imperative” to stop separating ...