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Experience Is Forgotten

            
             Throughout Kant's writings about his ethical system, he stresses that the only way to effectively base an argument is entirely on a priori knowledge. Kant believes that using a posteriori knowledge or experience as the basis of any idea undermines the idea and therefore renders the idea invalid. Kant's philosophy that rationalism is the key to understanding is not necessarily correct in the real world though. Rather, experience is an essential part to understanding in the real world and, in some cases; experience is the only way to really know something. While Kant believes that using any a posteriori proof cripples his argument, his use of pure rationalism causes his ethical system to be unrealistic, and seemingly impossible to achieve in the real world. In writing his paper about the categorical imperative, Kant forgets about the validity of experience in real life. .
             First and foremost, Kant's idea of using purely rational thought is unrealistic because mankind cannot separate his experiences from his thoughts. It is nearly impossible to base any judgment on pure logic because ever person is in some way biased by experience. Although man is capable of making statements based purely on logic, as in math for example, when it comes to making choices of morality or ethics, every man makes a different decision based on his previous experiences. For example, a person cannot decide their position on a difficult issue, such as the death penalty, without bringing their life experiences into the decision. A person's position on something like the death penalty is effected by such factors as religion, politics, and previous life experience. Most people are incapable of separating their beliefs and experiences from their thoughts. Because of people's inability to be exclusively logical in their thought process Kant's proposed ethical system is unfeasible. It is not possible for a person to use pure reason and apply it to the will or the categorical imperative and because of this Kant's system is impractical for use in the real world.


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