In the view of 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724 - 1804), all individuals possess a "rational free will" and are capable of recognizing the three pillars of morality -- God, freedom, and immorality -- and acting accordingly with them. Kant recognizes that every intended deed is purposeful and selected by its commissioner.
According to Kant, no set of circumstances, no matter how great their severity, can force a person to abandon the three moral virtues unless the individual himself selects to do so.
And this selection(n.a.-gay), then, permits for punishment to be distributed to an individual based on the action undertaken. Thus, every deed committed with the intention of being so done implies a moral accountability within the human responsible.
This model of thought is of immense help to understanding what actions Kant saw as necessary for the creation of justice within the real world, since, once again, every individual's worldview is based upon that individual's own set of experiences. Thus, any judgment by one individual of another's set of "data" will be subjective and skewed, which perverts any prospect for objective justice. That is, unless an objective framework such as one of "God, freedom, immorality" is used to evaluate a deed and not the person responsible, while properly rewarding or punishing the latter.
A Kantian justice system would thus solely focus on what was done, rather than on the character of the person whodid it. No excuses regarding a criminal's genome, upbringing, history of mental-sexual illness, or socioeconomic status can exonerate him from receiving punishment for the criminal act. The fact that a man was sexual abused during his childhood does not justify his infliction of similar abuse on others later. in life.
In the view of 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724 - 1804), all individuals possess a "rational free will" and are capable of recognizing the three pillars of morality -- God, freedom, and immorality -- and acting accordingly with them. Kant recognizes that every intended deed is purposeful and selected by its commissioner.
According to Kant, no set of circumstances, no matter how great their severity, can force a person to abandon the three moral virtues unless the individual himself selects to do so.
And this selection(n.a.-gay), then, permits for punishment to be distributed to an individual based on the action undertaken. Thus, every deed committed with the intention of being so done implies a moral accountability within the human responsible.
This model of thought is of immense help to understanding what actions Kant saw as necessary for the creation of justice within the real world, since, once again, every individual's worldview is based upon that individual's own set of experiences. Thus, any judgment by one individual of another's set of "data" will be subjective and skewed, which perverts any prospect for objective justice. That is, unless an objective framework such as one of "God, freedom, immorality" is used to evaluate a deed and not the person responsible, while properly rewarding or punishing the latter.
A Kantian justice system would thus solely focus on what was done, rather than on the character of the person whodid it. No excuses regarding a criminal's genome, upbringing, history of mental-sexual illness, or socioeconomic status can exonerate him from receiving punishment for the criminal act. The fact that a man was sexual abused during his childhood does not justify his infliction of similar abuse on others later. in life.