PHI2604 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Deontological Ethics, Hypothetical Imperative, Immanuel Kant
16 Aug 2020
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When reading brian earp"s article on love and other drugs, readers are able to contemplate what should be done, in regard to love drugs, based on the ethical theory of deontology. Earp argues within the text that some couples may have a moral responsibility to enhance their relationships under certain conditions. Focusing on those relationships with parental obligations, earp attempts to convince his audience that parents have an obligation to protect their children from harm and prevent divorce, improving their relationships at any cost necessary. Similarly, the theory of deontology judges human practices as morally right or wrong based on whether they are consistent with certain duties that the theory holds as intrinsically moral. If one were to ask 18th-century german philosopher immanuel kant, however, he might argue that this matter is not one that could properly be considered part of morality.
