The categorical imperative is the test that helps to evaluate the moral rightness of a decision under consideration. As Kant (1785/1964: 88) maintains: ‘Act only on that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.’ Kant’s categorical imperative is universal in that it obligates everyone under the decision, including the decision maker, providing for no ‘special exceptions’ that might introduce unfairness. It includes
The categorical imperative is the test that helps to evaluate the moral rightness of a decision under consideration. As Kant (1785/1964: 88) maintains: ‘Act only on that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.’ Kant’s categorical imperative is universal in that it obligates everyone under the decision, including the decision maker, providing for no ‘special exceptions’ that might introduce unfairness. It includes