concept behind the moral philosophy of deontology is the categorical imperative‚ which has two distinct varieties that can be found in Kant’s work‚ “Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals”. The first is that one should‚ “Act only on that maxim whereby thou canst at the same time will that it should become a universal law” (Kant‚ 2004). Kant details the second variation of the categorical imperative as he asserts‚ “If then there is a supreme practical principle or… a categorical imperative
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Although I had a lot of other homework to do‚ I decided to help her with understanding the question. My motivation behind this action was to follow the moral law because it is my duty to help others in need‚ regardless of whether I like it or not. The maxim behind this
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contrast a Streetcar named Desire and Rebecca in the light of this quotation. Men and women are perceived in different ways throughout ‘Rebecca’ and ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’. Arguably some of the male characters particularly Stanley Kowalski and Maxim de Winter can be identified as bullies and cheats‚ however in the two texts‚ these traits can also be associated with Rebecca and Blanche‚ respectively. The trait of being foolish for love can be applied to Stella Kowalski and Mrs de Winter however
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Jeremiah Morales Morales 1 IB World Literature Ms. Gibbs December 21‚ 2011 A Hero of Our Time: Human Complacency with Suffering and Pain Throughout A Hero of Our Time‚ Mikhail Lermontov speculates greatly the validity of human friendships. Through his protagonist‚ Grigory Alexandrovich Pechorin‚ Lermontov reveals friendship to be a parasitic sort of relationship‚ one member of the
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We are going to find a deeper understanding of this proposition buy looking at it with respect to his other two propositions. Kant’s second proposition is “an action from duty has its moral worth not in the purpose to be attained by it but in the maxim in accordance with which it is decided upon‚ and therefore does not depend upon the realization of the object of the action but merely upon the principle of volition in accordance with which the action is done without regard for any object of the faculty
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theory can be best explained by comparing it to a math equation. Kant’s moral system will always hold true no matter what the circumstance just like how two plus two will always equal four. According to Kant‚ our lives should be lived according to maxims that can be willed into universal law (Kant‚ Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals‚ p 303). However the action regarding a moral decision is not judged by the consequences of that action‚ rather by the motive of that action. Kant’s
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emphasizes that the will can be trained. Adding on to the will‚ duty ethics is described “as an act has moral value when the will is perfectly aligned with duty” from the online videos. A maxim is a “subjective principle that governs action” which means it is generally a rule of conduct yet not absolute. For example‚ a maxim “is related to the individual‚ should not admit of any situational exceptions‚ is a subjective principle‚ and can be used to justify or govern one’s action.” A categorical imperative
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duty derives its moral worth‚ not form the purpose which is to be attained by it‚ but from the maxim (Pojman and Vaughn‚ 245). What this proposition means is the action itself doesn’t have moral significance but the moral worth is found in the maxim (rule) itself. The third proposition is: duty is the necessity of acting from respect for the law (Pojman and Vaughn‚ 246). What this means is following maxims is needed in performing rational duties. If these duties are not carried out following the law
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used an illustration of a worker living in a poor country to easily explain this notion‚ wherein the worker uttered the sentence “This is a fine country” sarcastically. The worker does not say-that his is a fine country. What he did was to flout the maxim of quality; he tried to communicate by implying that his country is not really fine. It is important to determine when a person utters a metaphorical sentence whether he is saying-that or making-as-if-to-say something. Furthermore‚ Martinich
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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 take ¼ of that money for myself‚ the remaining ¾ of the money‚ I would open a sponsor fund
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