Ethical Dilemmas Of Categoral Moral In The Film 'Whiplash'

nopsis)- Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) is an ambitious young jazz drummer, in pursuit of rising to the top of his elite music conservatory. Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), an instructor known for his terrifying teaching methods, discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into the top jazz ensemble, forever changing the young man 's life. But Andrew 's passion to achieve perfection quickly spirals into obsession, as his ruthless teacher pushes him to the brink of his ability and his sanity. Whiplash is a phenomenal movie that deals with many different ethical dilemmas. Many of the characters in the movie deal with critical ethical choices, and through their choice the question to consider is how might different ethical philosophers

Kant believes that justifying an act based on its consequence is too subjective; it makes morality too individualistic and opens the door for moral inequality. As human beings, we all posses the faculty of reason, Kant says that for an act to be considered moral it must be “reasonable”, but in this case reason does not mean logic, it means the human ability to understand a categorical concept of morality. Kant adds that this will lead us to a universal code, which is the “universal moral principle” that we as humans must all abide too. Meaning, we must act in a way that others should act, we as individuals cannot have our own moral law; it has to apply to everyone. He also goes into depth about Autonomy vs. Heteronomy, which is about making a choice as a ends and not a means. Autonomy means making a choice as an end in and of itself and not a mean, this is when one differentiates between the act and the consequence. Heteronomy means acting according to an external determination and this type of reasoning for an action makes it immoral. Kant does not care about the consequence, the only thing that matters and the only way an act can be rendered moral is the persons motive of duty to a universal rational principle when the specific act is being perused. Kant also emphasizes that as humans we must value human dignity, we must treat other as an end and not as a