yourself whether you can will everyone acting on your maxim in all possible circumstances. But if you don’t know the meaning of a maxim‚ then you can’t fully understand what these two questions are asking of you. A maxim is defined by Kant as what you intend to do and why. Kant explains this
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her life. In addition to this‚ the killing and suicide appears to be done in order to mitigate further suffering. However‚ if one looks at Kant’s Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals‚ it is evident that this type of analysis is flawed. According to Kant‚ the rightness or wrongness of an action does not rest upon the particulars of the situation. Therefore‚ if one were to use Kantian ideas‚ Mr. Snelling’s actions cannot be deemed morally right only based on the unique circumstances of his situation
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proving what is” right and what is wrong”. Kant employs his views and thought of metaphysics as a discipline in his ethical philosophy. "if a law is to have moral force. Two of the greatest well known philosophers have thoughts on it and they are Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill. Immanuel kant and John Stuart Mill consider the death penalty is fairly right ‚but they gives totally two different opposite thoughts and reasons on why it should be. Immanuel kant has very
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Trevor’s wife has just bought a new dress for a party‚ and tries it on to show him. He hates the colour and style‚ and thinks it makes her look awful‚ but he doesn’t want to upset her so he tells her she looks great. James is walking back from school when he sees his classmate Kyle looking terrified and being chased by a group of older lads. He sees Kyle hide behind a nearby bush‚ but when the group of boys asks James if he has seen Kyle‚ he says he hasn’t. Mrs Miller is desperate to get her son
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Kant was part of enlightenment period Morality is entirely determined by what someone wills because a good will is the only thing that is good with out provocations. Every other character trait is only morally good once we qualify it as such. Kant morality is all about what someone wills and not about the end result or consequence is. Someone can be happy but for immoral reasons. Kant it is really the thought that counts. Motivation is everything. What does Bentham and Mills look at consequences
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Student Name: Veronica Ryan Student No: 20120035 Assignment: Kant Lecturer: Prof: Wamsley Due Date: 23 August 2013 ____________________________________________________________________ Emmanuel Kant was an influential German Philosopher. He was born in Konigsberg in Prussia to Protestant parents he lived from 1724 to 1804. Kant observed the world around him and observed that that every culture religion and society has moral law whether they are obeyed or not. The Formula of Universal Law-
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Kants Universal Law Kant’s universal law states‚ “Act only in accordance with that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it become a universal law”. (Kant pg.37) So in the first instance this appears to me a rule I pretty much live by‚ and which have often been taught to myself and others as young children in a simpler form of “Treat others how you would like to be treated.” Kant describes his universal law in several examples and one caught my attention
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You see your friend at school and he tells you how is my hair what do you do lie or tell the truth. Some people lie just to protect others and their feelings. I believe lying is only acceptable when it can be used to protect and care for others. Lying can help protect feelings of others. For example‚ in the article‚ “it’s the truth” by NBC news Randy cohen states that “some people lie to protect someone from serious harm.” This shows that cohen lies just to protect people’s feelings. This is important
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For instance “Treat humanity as an end is to respect it‚ which forms the basis of various perfect duties‚ including not coercing others‚ not lying‚ and not stealing. In another‚ more positive sense‚ treating humanity as an end means adopting it as an end to be perused. On this basis‚ we seek to encourage the ability to make rational and worthwhile choices in ourselves and others. This sense is
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Ethical Decision Making Paper The following case involves a seventy one year old male patient who told his family if the time ever came when he could not sustain life on his own he didn’t want measures taken to do so. This patient found out in the late summer of 2008 he had stage four pancreatic cancer. The doctor gave him about four weeks to live. At this point he took things into his own hands and made his daughter durable power of attorney for his healthcare needs. Over the next few
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