World Politics

Question: Give a brief discussion with relevance to Kants theory. Answer: Introduction: Terror is very easier to struggle in non-democratic society. In the modern age, the prime threat of the society is to reduce the activities of the terrorist. Hence, the main duty of the state is to provide protection to the citizens. In this section, Kant theory has been provided to analysis the effect of terrorism in the society. By analyzing the Kant theory of ethics, we can evaluate the importance of each life in the society. The theory suggests that the every life is equal and infinite worth. Therefore, the terrorism activities must be demolished from the society in order to save the lives of innocent people in the society. Terrorism suggests an unethical method of demanding something from a particular community. Discussion with relevance to Kants theory: Kants theory of ethics is known as deontological theory. He is the prime proponent of this ethical theory. Deontology is known as the study of duty (Blecher). According to Kant, what gives an action its moral worth is the reason for it, and not the outcome or the consequences of the action. Thus, Kant and the other deontological theorists are of the opinion that the rightness or wrongness of the actions is dependent on certain moral formal criteria like rules or principles. In Kants ethical theory, the rightness of the actions established as apriority in reason (Gomes). The theory is mainly a theory of obligation. There are three ethical difficulties to this theory. The first problem is that the believers of grace tell themselves that they are saved but they continue to act in such a way that a good God would view as morally flawed. It is questioned that how is it possible for God to overlook the sinful deeds that a believer continues to commit after being converted. Terrorists believe that God would be seeing them as good even if their conduct were bad. If this is what grace implies, then the idea of perfection lacks reality for sure since it circumvents the practical goals it claims to achieve (Hung). The theory of Kants portrayal of grace helps in solving this problem. Terrorist do not stop committing their activities in the society for the sake of the innocent people. They just want to achieve their demands from several communities. Terrorists symbolize their activities as the proper way of demanding something from the society (Patellis). They think that it is their rights to achieve the c ertain things from the community. Therefore, the Kant theory of ethics does not justify the activities of the terrorist. The second problem is that after being certain that they are blameless before God, it might lead result in moral laziness. Kants theory would promote belief in something, which lacks reality, for the ethical purpose of being a better person (Yu and Chiu). Sometimes, terrorist activities happen for achieving a particular right of a community in the society. Terrorist often consider themselves as the sinless people. They think that they are doing this kind of activities for fulfilling their own needs. Therefore, terrorists believe that they are building the proper image in the society. Moreover, this careless attitude towards their activities makes them more dangerous. The third problem is that the believers might imagine that that they are no responsible anymore for their life before their conversion since God has forgiven them for the evil they have committed in the past. Such an understanding of the divine grace lies at the core of Christian theology, thus the assessment made by Kant is accurate historically when he mentions that it offers the biggest challenge to anyone who attempts to build an ethics of grace (Yu, Wang and Chang). It is assumed by Kant that if religion is ethically interpreted that people must be responsible for their individual choices. Terrorists of diverse society have different culture and their way of demanding is unusual. They think that their demanding is the process of living in the society and they do not bother about the innocent lives. Moreover, they think that God will save them in reducing their sin. This approach of terrorists makes them more fearful for the innocent people in the society. The Kant theory of ethi cs suggests that the people should have the right to live without fear in the society (Patellis). Moreover, every individual should have the equal value for his or her lives. Terrorist activities make their lives ruin. Therefore, these activities of terrorists do not support these ethics. Conclusion: Terrorism is a prime issue of the society and its effects has been damaging the moral value of the society. 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