ABSTRACT
It is said that Kantianism, at least the universal applicability of a moral ideal, is present in every culture and every time. However, Kant makes a radical departure of this uniform ideal in his theoretical commitment to the moral equality of all rational beings. A philosophical corollary to this conviction is the view that the individual should accept only those beliefs that are found acceptable to reason. Thus customs, conventions and moral authority are no longer the court of appeal for morality. Kant makes ‘reason’ the centre of his conception of a human being, and reason’s self-legislation the basis for his philosophy.
