Kant’s Categorical Imperative: Its Application To the Moral Responsibility of the Staff of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Immaculate Conception ______________ A Research Paper Submitted to Mrs. Ruzzel L. Nazario English Department Pastor Bonus Seminary College of Philosophy ______________ In Partial Fulfilment of the Course English Requirements in English 103 (Technical Writing) ______________ by Sem. Esper Sy Manginsay October 20‚ 2012 Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative:
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Deontology is the ethical view that some actions are morally forbidden or permitted regardless of consequences. One of the most influential deontological philosophers in history is Immanuel Kant who developed the idea of the Categorical Imperative. Kant believed that the only thing of intrinsic moral worth is a good will. Kant says in his work Morality and Rationality "The good will is not good because of what it effects or accomplishes or because of it’s adequacy to achieve some proposed end; it
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treats people as a means not as an ends in themselves. Since he is a deontologist he presumes that there is a universal moral imperative‚ certain ways in which we must act‚ no matter what our individual desires or needs or utility might be. The Categorical Imperative is an idea of reason. This knowledge is not derived from experience but rather‚ it is a priori. It also binds us and we all act in a certain way because of it. It is unconditional. It is the first principle of the moral law and it applies
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are important‚ consequences are equally important. What happens is as important as why it happens. Humans act for reasons‚ actions have consequences that matter. Human beings matter‚ what happens to us matters‚ thus‚ consequences matter. Kant’s Categorical Imperative and Jesus’ Golden Rule are two theories combined that can best help with consequences. Kant states - Act only on that maxim through which you can at the same time will that if should become a universal law. Kant is saying that when one
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Proposition 187: Racism in 20th Century America Living in the United States of America we are promised three things‚ life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. The Declaration of Independence sets forth these three unalienable rights‚ which it argues are given to all human beings and should be protected by the government. While these three things may be protected under American law‚ there is no doubt that within our society exists a racial hierarchy; one in which whites are at the top and everyone
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A CATEGORICAL INSTRUMENT FOR SCORING SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING SKILLS James Dean Brown Florida State University Kathleen M. Bailey Monterey Institute of International Studies This paper first reviews recent research on evaluating second language learners’ writing skills. It then discusses research on a categorical instrument for evaluating compositions written by upper intermediate university ESL students. The form of the instrument used in this study included five equally weighted criteria for scoring:
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California ’s Proposition 184: Three Strikes and You ’re Out Last year in California voters approved a controversial ballot initiative. Proposition 184‚ also known as the three strikes and you ’re out law‚ was passed on November 9‚ 1994. Under this new legislation repeat offenders‚ upon committing their third felony offense‚ will be sentenced to a mandatory twenty-five years to life in prison(California 667). The initiative passed by a landslide‚ with 76% of the voters in favor of it. The
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Dear Jury‚ Dear attendants‚ Dear Opposition. We are here to propose following motion: Service companies should outsource environmental scanning to specialists. Allow us to define this motion. We define a service company as a company which delivers services to its customers. According to Philip Kotler a service is defined as; "any activity or benefit that one party can offer to another that is essentially intangible and does not result in the ownership of anything. Its production may or may not be
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Proposition 8 California Proposition 8 (California Marriage Protection Act) was a state-wide ballot proposition passed in the November 4‚ 2008 state election that made same sex marriage illegal in California. The vote which won by 52% adds exactly 14 words to the California State Constitution‚ "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." To qualify for the ballot‚ Proposition 8 needed 694‚354 valid petition signatures‚ equal to 8% of the total votes cast for
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Mountain Equipment Coop Introduction Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) is a Canadian outdoor consumer operative. In 1972‚ “We help people enjoy the benefits of self-propelled wilderness-oriented recreation‚” became MEC’s first ever mission statement. MEC started with a niche market approach‚ adopting a focus strategy. Unsurprisingly‚ to adapt and maintain competitiveness‚ the organization’s business strategy has slowly shifted; since then‚ MEC has transitioned from a focus strategy to a growth and
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