human being does according to Kant. There are two types of rules the Hypothetical rule and the categorical rule. The hypothetical rule is if I do “this” then “this” will happen as a result. I will be focusing on the categorical rule though. That is a moral law that is universal; it commands us or obligates us to follow it absolutely with no exceptions. I will be discussing three examples were categorical rule comes into play and the different outcomes from different perspectives. The first scenario
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SUS1501 assignment2 1. State your proposed ac as maxim: “I will take ZAR 620 000 000. 00 (A) when I have done a year’s work (C) in order to get really‚ really rich (E).” 2. Restate this maxim as a universal law: “All people (7 billion of them) will take ZAR 620 000 000. 00 when they have done a year’s work in order to get really‚ really rich.” 3. Ask whether your maxim is conceivable in a world ruled by the universal law: In a world where all 7 billion people earned ZAR 620 000 000.00‚ everything
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disrespects the moral value of any other human being‚ then it can be considered "right" in accord¬ance with this personal duty. The effects of things are produced as per the universality of laws and it is called Nature. Accordingly‚ the universal imperative of duty may be expressed thus: Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a universal law of nature. Kant starts with the simple proposition that it is unfair for a person to do something that others don’t do‚ can’t do‚
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Bentham’s Utilitarianism vs. Kant’s Categorical Imperative Introduction In this critical response‚ I will consider if Bentham’s Utilitarianism is a better alternative to Kant’s Categorical Imperative‚ and then I will argue that Utilitarianism is a good alternative to Kant’s Categorical Imperative as it is a more realistic view of human morals. Background Explanation The two philosophers that this essay critically analyzes have very different views of human nature. The variation in their views
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would in fact agree with what he called the Categorical Imperative. In accordance with the good will aspects Kant’s claims on good will is the only thing that can be considered good without limitation. In this paper I will discuss several situations that I have been involved in where both the Categorical Imperative and a good will have applied to my personal experiences. Before I get started I would like to shed a little more light on the Categorical Imperative that Kant and others viewed as very valuable
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Kant’s categorical imperative approach implies that while making an ethical decision‚ facing an ethical dilemma‚ a person should act in such a way he/she supposes other persons will also act in the same situation. Therefore‚ moral rules must be universal and there should
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When it pertains to lying‚ I believe it is morally permissible to lie to someone given a specific situation. The most imperative circumstance in which lying has the potential to make more people happy is when it applied to prevent harm/protecting someone’s life. Lying is the right thing to do in this situation as it safeguards your fellow man. According to Emanuel Kant (2008)‚ “Immediately I realize that I could will •the lie but not •a universal law to lie; for such a law would result in there being
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up a simple experiment at Yale University to test how much pain an ordinary citizen would inflict on another person simply because he was ordered to by an experimental scientist. Stark authority was pitted against the subjects’ strongest moral imperatives against hurting others‚ and‚ with the subjects’ ears ringing with the screams of the victims‚ authority won more often than not. The extreme willingness of adults to go to almost any lengths on the command of an authority constitutes the chief finding
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Contractarianism and their corresponding philosophers‚ as well as my own opinion about the presented case of the adulterous affair. First‚ I will begin by explaining how Kant would view this situation and what decisions he would make. In Kantianism‚ it is imperative to always say the truth and do that which is right. Regardless of the situation that one may find him or herself in‚ he or she must always say the truth in order to be moral. Kant assumes that by saying the truth‚ the person wants the good. Kant
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act. So‚ referring to the former example‚ we undoubtedly act in accord with our duties to help our neighbor. It is not surprising that duties with respect to others originate from CI2 since such duties are essentially a negative statement of the imperative: namely‚ do not treat others as means but ends. Treating others as means implies disrespect‚ calumny‚ acts of pride‚ and mockery‚ which corrupt the ideal of CI2. Just as Kant shelves investigating the concept of value and instead introduces the
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