BY
Dr. Etim E. Okon
Associate Professor Department of Religious
and Cultural Studies
, Faculty of Arts,
University of Calabar, Nigeria
dretimokon55@gmail.com
+2348038025231
Emmanuel E. Sampson
Department of Religious and Cultural Studies,
Faculty of Arts,
University of Calabar, Nigeria
emmetsam.realaire@gmail.com
+2348130183551
ABSTRACT
Moral philosophy is subordinate to metaphysics and the
philosophy of mind, and anticipates answers to problems as those
of the freedom of the will and personal identity. Kant’s
fundamental novelty in moral philosophy was the conception of
morality as autonomous. In working out his vision of humans as
autonomous moral agents, Kant developed new ideas about
freedom and the nature of action. The basic elements in Kant’s
moral philosophy are morality and categorical imperatives. Kant’s
moral philosophy was an advocacy for fairness and
egalitarianism. One of the key elements of Kantian moral
philosophy is the nature and dynamism of moral obligation. He
posits, “If there is anything that we morally ought to do, then we
simply ought to do it.” This is relevant to Kant’s moral philosophy
because for an action to have moral worth, it must be out of
respect for the moral law. This study is a reflection on the
contributions of Immanuel Kant to moral freedom and autonomy
in an open society.
KEYWORDS: Immanuel Kant, Kantian Philosophy, Moral Freedom, Law and
Morality, Categorical Imperative
KANTIAN CONCEPTION OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY
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