Kantian Approach
Kantian Approach
According to Kant, humans have three motives for action: inclination, self-interest, and duty. As the video shows, Disneys management acts on inclination and self-interest. Kant explains this first motive for action as animal instinct. Disneys management has exploited almost defenseless Haitians by paying them such low wages. Knowing these individuals cannot find better paying jobs and have nowhere else to go to live or work, therefore they pay workers the “bare minimum” while they themselves take home large paychecks and ultimately revel in comfortable lifestyles that Haitians could only dream about. Disney did not follow Kants last motive for action, duty. Disney had to be aware of the unsafe work conditions and wages in theses shops. When Disney workers were questioned about these practices, they seemed to feel as if they had the duty to tell the truth.
The core behind Kants formulation of the categorical imperative is, “Always treat the humanity in a person as and end and never as a merely.” (2002, pg 65) Disney did not give workers any respect or reward for the work they did. Kant believes that treating a person as an end and not as