Join us celebrating Immanuel Kant and his lasting principles, this time with Heribertus Dwi Kristanto and moderator Ruth Indiah Rahayu on the topic Kant’s deontological ethics.
In this lecture, Heribertus Dwi Kristanto will examine deontological ethics from the perspective of Immanuel Kant, which stems from the sociopolitical background during Kant's active years. Living under the tyrannical rule of Frederick the Great, who frequently practiced Machiavellian-style politics known for manipulation, Kant offered a formal ethical framework to ensure that moral laws are applied objectively. The tyrant often violated individual rights under the pretext of prioritizing national interests. However, Kant rejected the assessment of moral actions based on their consequences.
Kant emphasized rightness over goodness. He proposed a formal procedure to determine what is morally obligatory because it can be willed as a universal law. This morality is not based on the commands of religious authority or tradition, since humans, as individuals, are rational and autonomous beings capable of determining their own moral duties.
While contributing to the establishment of objective and rational moral laws, Kant's deontological ethics also have several notes. Can rationality be truly free from the influence of tradition? What should be done when there is a conflict of moral duties?
This lecture will be moderated by Ruth Indiah Rahayu.
Heribertus Dwi Kristanto
was born in Yogyakarta in 1978. After joining the Order of the Society of Jesus, he pursued his undergraduate degree in Philosophy at the School of Philosophy (STF) Driyarkara Jakarta from 1999-2003. He obtained his master's and doctoral degrees in Philosophy at Pontificia Università Gregoriana Rome, Italy. His dissertation was published as a book with the title
The Praiseworthy Passion of Shame.
An Historical and Philosophical Elucidation of Aquinas's Thought on the Nature and Role of Shame in the Moral Life, published by Gregorian & Biblical Press in 2019. Since 2019, Heribertus has taught at STF Driyarkara in Ethics, Philosophy of History, and History of Medieval Philosophy.
Ruth Indiah Rahayu
is an alumna of the Doctoral Program in Philosophy at the School of Philosophy (STF) Driyarkara. She works as an independent researcher focusing on social reproduction, labor and industrialization issues, ecological crisis, and women's history. In addition, she is also an activist of philosophy and feminism literacy at the IndoProgress Institute for Social Research and Education (IISRE) and is active in advocating & supporting service programs regarding violence against women.
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