Kant’s Formula of Universal Law The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters. Citation Korsgaard‚ Christine M. 1985. Kant’s formula of universal law. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 66‚ no. 1-2: 24-47. Published Version http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0279-0750 Accessed December 6‚ 2012 4:39:30 AM EST Citable Link http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:3201869 Terms of Use
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this action is not intrinsically valuable as it acts for the good of the company. If this maxim of foregoing car safety in order to increase profit was applied universally‚ there would be obvious contradiction from the employees of Ford who drove a pinto and would not agree to this rule. This contradiction implies that the maxim to forego safety standards in the interest of profit is not morally valid‚ and Ford using this maxim to make the decision to not recall the cars is morally
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"The Cask of Amontillado‚" written by Edgar Allan Poe‚ is a short story about revenge. The story starts with a man named Montresor vowing retribution on Fortunato because he insulted his family. After acquiring Fortunato‚ Montresor brings him down into his family’s vaults to go try some Amontillado. Then he traps Fortunato in the crypt to kill him. In this short story‚ Poe uses dramatic irony to inform the reader of things the character is unaware of in order to create a suspense. Poe uses
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engage in contradictions even when they pretend to be examples of virtue. The best example is Marlow‚ and his bizarre contradictory attitudes towards women depending on their class. Kate stands at the center of most of these‚ and as such is the best depiction of Goldsmith’s message. As a country girl who has spent time in town‚ she is an example of what Marlow calls "refined simplicity‚" and knowing as much as she does about humanity‚ is able to also enjoy and be amused by the contradictions rather
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She also struggled to maintain the relationships with her parents via relating and sharing thoughts and experiences they all have in common. These above contradictions and the ways she overcame them had formed Watkin’s personality to some extent. According to Watkin’s opinion‚ the idea that most of us are mixtures of values and contradictions coming from our parents‚ is obviously true for most people. I think most of us are
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a. What is the battle/campaign all about b. Battle/campaign objectives well presented c. Opposing forces description (focus on Air Components) d. Brief account of events e. Key phases of the campaign and tactical outcomes f. Effect of the battle on the subsequent course of war The Battle of Leyte Gulf a. What is the battle/campaign all about? The Battle of Leyte Gulf raged from October 23 through 25‚ 1944. It was the largest naval battle ever fought ending in the eclipse
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of daylight and their starch‚ The sunny gentlemen‚ the Welshing rich‚ Or drive the night-geared forth. The photograph is married to the eye‚ Grafts on its bride one-sided skins of truth; The dream has sucked the sleeper of his faith That shrouded men might marrow as they fly. This is the world; the lying likeness of Our strips of stuff that tatter as we move Loving and being loth; The
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(supposedly) owns and controls her body‚ and by extension‚ her. Curley’s wife desires attention above all other dreams. As the only female on the ranch‚ she has no one she could relate to and is presented by Steinbeck to be incredibly isolated and shrouded in feelings of loneliness. She appears to present a facade on the ranch‚ burying her isolation with boldness and femininity ‘ She had full‚ rouged lips and wide spaced eyes‚ heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled
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his inner-self. If he had identified the key to success as self-discovery‚ then he may have acheived his goals. Commodus does not however; and makes no growth positive growth as a character. He remains immoral‚ fearful‚ ambitous‚ greedy‚ weak‚ and shrouded in consuming jealousy. These
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interesting to see how scientists approached the topic. I thought it could potentially help me with my own work or provide me with a new perspective. The segment on Margaret Lovett was interesting‚ but a bit unnerving. The entire experiment was shrouded in controversy and received very negative feedback from the public. This episode‚ however‚ made an effort to only expose the positive components of the experiment. I only found the controversy after doing independent research. Lovett left college
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