Kant's Deontological Ethics

Immanuel Kant, the influential philosopher of modern time, has been regarded as a turning point in the history of western thought. His critical views indicate his great and precise attempts and make him one of the best thinkers of the modern era. In recent years, there has been increasing attention from thinkers and experts in various fields towards Kant's views which shows the significance of this philosopher.Kant has influential works in both epistemology and ethics and as a result his works are regarded as one of the most coherent and systematic works among scientists. Thus, to appreciate his views in ethics and religion, one should master his other ideas in the field of epistemology and philosophy of science as well.As it is inferred from his views in ethics, Kant supports deontological theory in ethics. In short, he believes that only acts that are done to fulfill a duty and task are counted as moral and the ones done because of the doer's interest or willingness cannot be valuable or ethical. In this essay I will try to explore the development of Kant's views and the way he ended up to this theory in ethics. Also, I will try to clarify the question that whether or not he was really in favor of deontology. At the end the relationship between his ideas regarding epistemology and ethics will be briefly discussed.