Kant's Moral TheoryAccording to Timmons, the field of philosophy is not complete without the mention of Kant whose contributions were important (205). This, he adds, was influenced by his originality, his subtle approach and the difficulty of his works. Timmons states that moral requirements are a requirement of reason, which is the ideology of Kant's moral theory; therefore, the immoral act is an act against reason. Accordingly, using Kant's terminology, we visualize moral requirements as categorical imperatives (CIs) that are grounded in reason and can, therefore, derive from a supreme moral principle. The imperative in this case refers to a command. Mainly, Kant argued that immorality involved the violation of the categorical imperative, therefore it was deemed irrational. By analyzing Johnson's article Kant's Moral Philosophy, it can be deduced that Kant agreed with his predecessors that the analysis of practical reason only reveals the prerequisite that rational agents must conform to instrumental principles. However he argues that rational agency should be modeled in accordance with IC and would therefore achieve the moral requirements themselves. Kant argued that the rational will is always autonomous; therefore he states that the principle of morality is a law of autonomous will. That is, Kant's moral philosophy is centered on a conception of reason that goes beyond being a slave to passion. Behind this reason for self-government, Kant thought that there were decisive reasons that ensured that everyone had equal rights and respect. In summary, Kant believed that even if our actions are wrong or right, the consequences do not matter as long as the actions fulfill our duties and IC is a determining factor of our du...... half of paper... ...dAnscombe , Elizabeth . "Kantian ethics". The German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was an opponent of utilitarianism. Main supporter of Kantianism of the 20th century. Np, nd Web. March 21, 2014. .Brink, David. "Mill's Moral and Political Philosophy". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Stanford University, October 9, 2007. Web. March 19, 2014. Johnson, Robert. "Kant's Moral Philosophy". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Stanford University, April 6, 2004. Web. March 19, 2014. Lyon, David. Mill's rights, welfare and moral theory. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. Print.Schefczyk, Michael. "Mill, John Stuart: Ethics." Encyclopedia of philosophy on the Internet. Np, nd Web. March 21, 2014. Timmons, Mark. Moral Theory: An Introduction. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2002. Print.