Question

Why would Kant be opposed to theTuskegee Syphilis Study.

explain how a deontologist would critique the Tuskegee Syphilis Study by using the categorical imperative

Answer 1

Kant would have been opposed to the Tuskegee Syphilis study because of disingenious in it. Though the duty has to be done without expecting a particular outcome here the duty carried by the researchers on the subjects were lied and it costed the lives of many subjects. Moreover there was treatment available for the syphilis which was purposefully not given by the researchers to the subjects and leading them to severe health defects.

A deontologist will critique this study in the following way

• Lack of trust, reliability in the study
• Causing intentional harm to the subjects
• Using the innocent subjects without even getting consent for the research
• A duty can fail when the subjects are cheated in the research