Kant criticized other theories on the grounds that they were only hypothetical and could not be applicable in the real world.
People should be allowed to reason for themselves and their decisions should be respected. Kant rejects manipulation of people even when the causes and reasons are just. (Robert, 2000).Īs Betham supports rehabilitation efforts in prisons Kant found such efforts immoral as they acted against ones personal rational choices. He spoke about punishment on the critique of practical reasons which contrast with Jeremy Benthan a utilitarian theorist who considers punishment as evil and advocates for punishment to cause more positive impacts on the person punished. Punishment without reasons or jailing someone for petty theft is unjust. He was a retributivist who believed that punishing wrongdoers though they are rational beings, is right, as long as the crime they did fits such penalty.
Kant’s theories are in great contrast with other philosophers.
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