APPLICATION OF KANTIAN CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE IN RESOLVING CONCURRENT MORAL DECAY: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

This article examines the application of Immanuel Kant’s categorical imperative in improving concurrent social moral decency: injustice towards us to injustice towards others. Morality is the basis of any society, which is conformed under the consensus of people living in the society to ensure a good life for the individual and the community. However, this foundation is frequently affected by the activities of people living in the community. Although humans are made up of rationality and animality, animality often triumphs over reason, leading to our exposure to immoral behaviours, which are vulnerable both for the individual and society. Moral degradation is thus the result of prioritizing animality over humanity. This article analyzes the effectiveness of the Kantian categorical imperative in resolving our daily moral crises and preventing moral decay in society. Keywords: Goodwill, Deontological theory, Duty, Mean, End, Kingdom of End, Categorical imperative.