Just a game that children play: A Kantian Framework on dignity and the disadvantaged in Philippine game shows

The existence of game shows in the Philippines is ascertained and examined under the Kantian Deontology. In a more popular view, game shows provide a type of enjoyment that is not only felt by the viewers or spectators, but rather those who are able to be fortunate enough to receive prizes given by such activities. On the onset, the opus presents the conditions of the game shows in the Philippines and that of the other countries in a comparative light. This is necessary so that the ethical discussions may be nuanced in light not of the circumstantial factors but rather on the acts themselves. Moving forward, the methods of Kantian Deontology gives light on the framework by providing the necessary principles of the Categorical Imperative, Respect for Persons, and On Duty and Reasonableness. These certain principles allow the phenomena to be subjected to an examination in light of inherent value and axiological dispositions. Having said such, the arguments presented are those that further verify and actualize how and what should be done on issues arising from the phenomenon of gameshows. It can be argued that there should be a respect for dignity, as such this means that the intention of the said activities must point only to benevolence. Furthermore, the representations of societal problems and issues must never be used to sensationalize such problem at the cost of exploiting the experiences of certain participants. Lastly, the argument on duty to be prudent on what certain social effects a certain action may merit, the uncontrollable evil may also be considered as a result of negligence to be prudent and as such negligence of duty as well. Keywords: Kantian Deontology, gameshows, ethics, dignity, exploitation.