The Theory Of The Philosophy - 1354 Words

Kantian is regarded as one of the perfect theories ever as far as an issue of morality is concerned. The theory is based on the concept of what is morally permissible by many. This means that the theory defines whether an action is morally right or wrong by evaluating how it is permissible by many in the society. Kant, a German philosopher argued that what is accepted in the society is what makes people’s lives good and that is what is moral. The theory states that even the simple things should not be ignored as far as they are accepted by universal law which is the majority people. The theory gives people the sole right to determine whether something is morally right or wrong. In the book, clones are mere ends because they were brought to†¦show more content†¦This shows that the society in the book viewed the act of cloning as an immoral act and thus according to Kantian theory, the act of cloning was morally wrong. Generally, cloning according to this theory is mora lly wrong because the majority in the society rejects the acts (Johnson 112). A right-based on moral theory, this is a theory that deals with rights of person when determining what is moral. Rights of person are usually the ones that determine the good life of a person and thus they are more related to molarity. The theory explains that very categories of individuals have their rights which they enjoy and they are not supposed to be compromised where these rights are based on what makes the lives of these people good. The theory further states that anything that compromises these rights is said to be immoral (Mackie 34). This theory can be applied directly to the book. To start with, clones as described earlier in the paper are humans. If they are humans, they have all the rights of human beings. For example, they have the right to make their own decisions, they have the right to live and they also have the right to have children. However, clones in the book have been denied or the above rights because Kathy and her partners cannot reproduce and they die before their age, they give out their organs against their will and they do what the school says, but not what they want. This shows that school has compromised their rights. In this case, the