Instinctively, without much thought, Sarah sprints to the child and shoves him out of a vehicle’s way, saving the child’s life. This act was very brave—you could even say it was virtuous—even though it was instinctive, and so to the Aristotelian view, Sarah would be considered the most impressive moral agent. However, according to the Kantian view, because Sarah hadn’t given much thought to her duty in saving this child’s life, she acted on inclinations, and so this does not make her the most impressive moral
Instinctively, without much thought, Sarah sprints to the child and shoves him out of a vehicle’s way, saving the child’s life. This act was very brave—you could even say it was virtuous—even though it was instinctive, and so to the Aristotelian view, Sarah would be considered the most impressive moral agent. However, according to the Kantian view, because Sarah hadn’t given much thought to her duty in saving this child’s life, she acted on inclinations, and so this does not make her the most impressive moral