Categorical Imperative Analysis
According to Aristotle every activity aims at some good, which is happiness, and that we should do so by aiming for excellence through rational activities. Happiness is being able to do well in life and live well; however, he argues that many believe happiness has to do with your wealth, pleasure, or honor. People who are wealthy are not aiming for the good they are simply seeking it for another purpose. For example, when you have a lot of money and you want the new iPhone. Well now that you purchased the phone you have to purchase a new case and a new charger and then the next best iPhone becomes available for purchase and repeat. There is no end to the cycle of wealth because people are always seeking other means, which happiness is the
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According to Kant, goodwill is being able to reason and act right because it is morally right and not because of the consequences that your actions may or may not produce. In order to adhere to moral law Kant came up with a set of imperatives (commands or advice) for one to follow. His imperatives consist of Hypothetical and Categorical. Hypothetical imperatives consist of problematic imperatives and assertoric imperatives, which hypothetical imperatives say that an action is only good for some purpose. An example of a Categorical Imperative is apodeictic. Categorical imperative is a single moral command that has no other purpose or without any other end. A problematic imperative tells you how to achieve a goal. The rule follows as: If you have decided to pursue Y, then you do X. For example, if you decide to see a movie then you go online and buy tickets. Assertoric imperatives tell you how to make yourself happy. The rule follows as: since you want to be happy, do X. However, Kant does not believe that happiness is an optional goal because it is self-interest. As for apodeictic they tell you to do X without any further goal. It is an absolute instruction. However, there is THE categorical imperative that is a single moral command. It has different formulations that more or less give the same guidance. Those formulas are Universal law, Humanity, Kingdom of Ends, and Autonomy. The Universal
According to Kant, goodwill is being able to reason and act right because it is morally right and not because of the consequences that your actions may or may not produce. In order to adhere to moral law Kant came up with a set of imperatives (commands or advice) for one to follow. His imperatives consist of Hypothetical and Categorical. Hypothetical imperatives consist of problematic imperatives and assertoric imperatives, which hypothetical imperatives say that an action is only good for some purpose. An example of a Categorical Imperative is apodeictic. Categorical imperative is a single moral command that has no other purpose or without any other end. A problematic imperative tells you how to achieve a goal. The rule follows as: If you have decided to pursue Y, then you do X. For example, if you decide to see a movie then you go online and buy tickets. Assertoric imperatives tell you how to make yourself happy. The rule follows as: since you want to be happy, do X. However, Kant does not believe that happiness is an optional goal because it is self-interest. As for apodeictic they tell you to do X without any further goal. It is an absolute instruction. However, there is THE categorical imperative that is a single moral command. It has different formulations that more or less give the same guidance. Those formulas are Universal law, Humanity, Kingdom of Ends, and Autonomy. The Universal