A Deontological Perspective in Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King, junior condition in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail that war, racism and economic in judge are all intertwined and basin be dealt with through the restructuring of societys priorities and through addressing the necessity of a revolution of values (178). such a perspective is found upon the assumption that oppression and unfair treatment of individuals is not morally legitimate nor is it morally permissible most especially if the basis of such is the individuals ethnicity or race.such(prenominal) a perspective can be traced to the deontological philosophy of Immanuel Kant. As the Kantians believed, each person has a qualification for rational deliberation and choice and as such, an autonomous being with dignity and therefrom, ought to be respected by virtue of being human persons. The evolution of Kings ideological perspective may therefore be construed in such way that it is a product, both of his experiences as an African American reinforcement in a wh ite-dominated society and his philosophical and political development and this may be inferred from Faircloughs book, Martin Luther King, Jr.Kings speeches very clearly communicate his views. In one of his speeches, King states that the unarmed fair play and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.I have the brass to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and immunity for their spirits (as cited by Carson 23).The necessity of such a belief is based upon his conviction that justice must necessarily prevail within any society since injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere (King 178). Such a perspective thereby mirrors a deontological perspective that recognizes the upholding conditions of equality and liberty based upon the existence of universal laws that govern mans dealings with one another.Works CitedCarson, C. A war cry to Conscience The Landmark Spe eches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. U.S.A. Warner Books, 2002.Fairclough, A. Martin Luther King, Jr. Georgia University of Georgia Press, 1995.King Jr., M.L. Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Liberating assent Religious Voices for Justice. Ed. Roger Gottlieb. London Rowman & Littlefield, 2003.