The film "High Noon" has an interesting comparison with Kant's philosophy and views. Although many would say that this can reflect the views of philosophers, especially through the actions of the protagonist Kane, this article will analyze interesting and somewhat contradictory views by observing the behavior of Kane's wife.
It is important to note that Kane's wife is an emotional person. She is a religious woman, a prejudiced Quaker who chose this way of life after seeing her father and brother were shot. Her current views on guns, violence and personal involvement reflect her emotional aspects, and Kant made it clear that this is a weakness that is completely different from Kant's point of view.
Supporting her anti-Kant approach is that she is very focused on the consequences. She does not see killings just because of her actions and defensive purposes. She is too worried about who can and will die, not why they risk their lives to perform this behavior. Kant said that she did not see responsibility in her personal actions, but was very concerned about the ways and content that could be caused, no matter how unpredictable.
On the contrary, it is worth noting that Kane's wife is an analyst. She does rely to some extent on her reason to build her own outlook on life. Obviously, she did not believe in killing because she found her religion to be morally wrong, but she also analyzed the human and mortal aspects of murder. She recognizes how worthless another person will be, and doing so will undermine all your ethical standards. Some may say that she is acting in good faith in the teachings of God, but she has accepted this as she wishes and established these points after her personal experience. Kane's wife is not just another religious fanatic, protesting against self-justice and mortal/civilized law. She is a very self-respecting woman who can transfer this respect in all life so that she has nothing to do: she can honestly and reasonably say that killing is wrong. She does have a strong moral foundation.
However, at the end of the movie, Kane's wife turned sharply to Kant's philosophy. She is able to get rid of anxiety and future analysis and, by doing so, realize her responsibility to protect her husband from his protection. Although she did not break her morality, she was willing to break her killing point to save her husband. What she does is justified. It is a morally ethical behavior. Kant will be promoted because of its simple fact of ethical responsibility.
Obviously, the character of Kane's wife is dynamic. She maintains ethics and truth through the entire film, but how she defines how this or her behavior defines what she is changing. Although she did not lose her emotions to complete any action, she was able to push them away in some way and let them not interfere. Kane's wife always has the mandatory rules of ethics, but in the end she adopts a clear, determined behavior that really allows her to express what she has and what she already knows.
Orignal From: Noon philosophy
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