The Implication of Kant’s Moral Philosophy in our Society Today

The contemporary society characterised by the influx of technological advancement has continued to experience progress to an unimaginable degree. With the inception of technology, innovations in communication, travel, production of goods and services and social relation has become possible. Hence, man in his widest experience has had great improvement in the way He lives his life and interact with his fellow human being and of course is environment. This progress evident in the impact of technology has had its attendant challenges, allowing man to question the real advantages of the offshoots of technology. The presence of war and Man’s inhumanity to Man, the strive for power and love for wealth even to the detriment of the other, the abuse of means of communication and the media outreach especially as it affects the morality of the people etc have really continued to present an antithetical evaluation of the good sides of innovations made possible by technological advancement. Tin the light of these, the importance of Kantian ethical Philosophy remains indispensable in our contemporary society today. The aim of this article hence would be to see to what extent can Kant’s moral philosophy go in moderating the excesses of the society. One of the paramount concerns in this article would be to know the basic approach to basic questions of man in his environment and how possible it is to respond to issues like disaster, murder, war, disrespect for citizenry by the government etc.

Keywords: Morality, Ethics, imperatives.