"Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law” was a quote by the philosopher Immanuel Kant who developed what is known as deontological ethics followed by his famous categorical imperatives. Kant embraced the idea that all human beings have equal worth and therefore it is important to protect and promote each person’s freedom. He was in favor of laying down obligations because he believed that citizenship should be a task‚ a responsibility
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Basson’s bank account and not in mine D. I think that it is morally wrong for anyone to earn that much money E. I think that active steps should be taken to correct such immoral executive remuneration practices Step 1: Evaluate the act using Kant’s categorical imperative (We ’ve done the first 2 steps for you) 1. State your proposed act as a maxim: "I will take ZAR 620 000 000.00 (A) when I ’ve done a year ’s work (C) in order to get really‚ really rich (E)." I will take that R620 000 000.00‚ at least
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Proposition: Resoloved that Mining in the Philippines be Banned. I. Exordium (opening) “Where you stand on this issue is determined by the question: do you love this country? If you do‚ you’ll fight for it..” “Mining is a search-and-destroy mission.” II. Salutation: Member of the Board of Judges‚ my worthy opponents‚ ladies and gentlemen‚ Good afternoon. III. Definition: According to Meriam-Webster’s Dictionary‚ mining is the excavation of materials from the Earth’s crust‚ including those
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were a universal law of nature. What if everybody did this action? A "maxim" is a personal principle of action‚ such as "I will never lie‚" "stealing is wrong." If your maxim is not one that can be universalized‚ then it does not issue from the categorical imperative. For example‚ if your maxim was "lying is permissible"‚ then human relationships would not be possible because we would not know who to trust. This formulation‚ then‚ can be summed up with the question‚ "What if everyone did this?" 2)
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obligation. His theory goes into breaking down and giving guidelines to those rational beings who wish to live or seek to live a purely good life. They would live this good life through moral and ethical duty‚ and the good will according to Kant’s categorical imperative. Though Kant’s ethical theory serves as a good foundation for everyday rational people to live by‚ there are certain things in
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pleasures?). How certain are we that our action will maximize happiness?) * Utilitarianism does not care about my motivation. If I am maximizing happiness‚ then I am doing what is right. Kant: * Remember to consider both forms of Kant’s categorical imperative (if applicable). * Universal Law: “Act only under that maxim that you could at the same time will to become universal law.” (follow
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A categorical imperative is an unconditional command‚ where a hypothetical imperative is a self-command or a goal that is set‚ driven off of desire within oneself. This applies to both Ishmael and Ahab‚ but especially Ahab. Immanuel Kant would be understanding
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Stakeholders in this case are Caroline‚ director of the community‚ employees‚ customers‚ the State agency‚ and taxpayer. It is debatable whether Caroline should report these issues or support them “do bad to go good”. The company is going against Kant categorical Imperative. It is unfear for other people who might be in the same condition and obtain less help because they are declaring the truth and it’s been check correctly by the employee. This goes against the equity principle of distributive. The role
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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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PHIL 235 – Biomedical Ethics Introduction Health care‚ as the name implies‚ concerns the health and well being of individuals. Although physical aspects of health are particularly important in assessing a person’s well being‚ there are many other factors that determine whether a person is truly well‚ with factors such as happiness and psychological wellness playing an equally important role. As doctors attempt to maximize the well being of their patients‚ they must also keep into consideration
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