Explain the first formulation of the Categorical Imperative The first formulation of the categorical imperative states; “Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it would become a universal law.” Kant invented a phrase‚ “categorical imperative‚” that makes the above point in a different way. He distinguishes “the categorical imperative” from so-called “hypothetical imperatives.” A hypothetical imperative is a directive to the effect that if you wish to
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unconditionally. Kant would have said that Gekko’s speech and ideologies were immoral. He would have said that greed was immoral as it was morally wrong intrinsically. As per Kant’s formula of universal law if the world population had to live with the maxim that “greed is good” the planet would soon run out of all its resources as everyone will be fighting to amass all the wealth and love there is to get hold of. It is not conceivable to state that greed is good in a world ruled by universal law. This
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complete a job for his company as well as an imperfect duty to report their wrongdoing. As James did admit to completing the job of aiding Volkswagen cheat the emissions tests‚ the maxim can be stated as the decision to agree to complete a job for one’s company despite its obvious legal and environmental implications. If this maxim were to become universal law‚ that is if everyone were to ignore the legality and negative environmental impact of a task given by their employer‚ would that be bad? In this
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is to will your maxim to be a universal law or universally valid and accepted. ¡°Having a right intention is to do what is right (or what one believes to be right) just because it is right¡±. Kant believed that acts done from the motive of duty are the only ones with moral worth. For example‚ you borrow money from a friend‚ and your options‚ or maxims‚ are to either return the money‚ or not to return the money. To return money is of good will‚ and if you choose this to be your maxim‚ you are in accordance
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The Development of Common Law and Equity Common Law has been functioning in England since the 1250’s‚ two centuries after William the Conqueror defeated Earl Harold Godwinson in the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and became King. It was then in 1066 that Law began to be standardised. There were‚ however‚ problems with the Common Law system and people were becoming dissatisfied with the remedies distributed by the Court. As a result‚ the Court of Chancery was established and could provide whatever
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Ethical issues: “The Rain Man” The movie “The Rain Man‚” is a movie with a big ethical issue. Tom Cruise plays Charlie Babbitt‚ who just discovered his dad died and left him hardly anything in his will‚ while leaving his brother 3 million dollars. Charlie never knew he had a brother until this happened. His brother‚ Raymond‚ is an autistic man who is capable of computing difficult mathematical problems but is psychologically attached to daily habits and routines. This makes him thus unable to adapt
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will is to will your maxim to be a universal law or universally valid and accepted. Having a right intention is to do what is right or what one believes to be right just because it is right. Kant believed that acts done from the motive of duty are the only ones with moral worth. For example‚ you borrow money from a friend‚ and your options‚ or maxims‚ are to either return the money‚ or not to return the money. To return money is of good will‚ and if you choose this to be your maxim‚ you are in accordance
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Kant developed a system where moral duties are defined short laws called maxims. However‚ Kant argues that we do not need to follow all maxims. For instance‚ Kant in his book Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals claims that we must “act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law” (Kant 421). Therefore Kant is saying that in order for something to be a maxim it must be something that would be great if everyone did it. For instance‚
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In Ralph Waldo Emerson’s maxim‚ “Speak your latent conviction‚ and it shall be the universal sense”‚ Emerson supports the notion of individuality and conveying one’s beliefs without the fear of controversy. This maxim relates to the play‚ “The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail”‚ in which the main character Henry doesn’t conform societal expectations and stays true to his beliefs. While instructing a class of students‚ Henry refuses to teach according to the school’s curriculum. He is criticized by the
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“The Application of the supreme principle of morality (of Immanuel Kant) in the decisions we take in everyday life”. Immanuel Kant introduced his moral theory in the late 18th century‚ which sought to establish a supreme principle of morality. He argued that there exists an ethical system whereby moral requirements are requirements of reason‚ and the rightness of actions is determined by their accordance with moral law. Therefore‚ an immoral action will always be considered an irrational action
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