Episode #058 ... Kant pt. 3 - Deontology vs Consequentialism
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Isn't Morality Connected All Having a Choice?
Kant believes that when some monarch decrees a system of behaviour for you to follow, that you're never totally behind an action that you choose to take. That at least in some small way, that monarch is inhibiting your ability to make a different decision when faced with that choice. And ultimately, isn't morality connected tous having a choice in the matter? I may think about it. The point is, we start to hold people accountable for their actions when we believe that they had a different choice that they could have made in that same situation. Most people advocate a reduced sentence in our justice system for people who commit crimes that are mentally ill. They weren't in their right mind
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