consequences. Such absolute rules are described in his 1785 text Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals as categorical imperatives: unconditional moral obligations which we must follow and are bound to as a result of our rationality. His proposal contrasts “hypothetical imperatives”‚ in which we act to achieve certain ends‚ such as in religious morality. With a hypothetical imperative‚ one would carry out a particular action in order to achieve a separate result - for example‚ the way in which Christians
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A. Explain Kant’s Categorical Imperative The Categorical Imperative was a deontological‚ absolute‚ normative and secular theory put forward by Immanuel Kant in the 18th century. Kant’s theory was deontological which means that it judges morality based on a person’s action rather than the outcome‚ it is also secular‚ this means that ‚ even though Kant is religious‚ his theory is not‚ his theory is judgemental which means the theory is normative and it is also absolute which means that Kant believes
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Imperatives in general are commands that dictate a particular course of action‚ such as "you shall clean your room." Hypothetical Imperatives are commands that depend on my preference for a particular end‚ and are stated in conditional form. The Categorical Imperative‚ Kant argues‚ are moral actions based on a "supreme principle of morality" which is objective‚ rational‚ freely chosen‚ and it is not conditional upon one’s preferences. Therefore the Categorical Imperative can be the only
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about more happiness than the alternative. Kant also has something to say about what makes someone a good person. Although‚ Kant intends this to go along with the rest of his theory‚ and what one’s duty is would be determined by the categorical imperative. However‚ one can treat this as a separate theory to some extent‚ and consider that one’s duty is determined by some other standard. Kant believed there cannot be any exceptions to the duty not to lie‚ regardless of the consequences because
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New light on literacy and numeracy SUMMARY REPORT John Bynner and Samantha Parsons Published by the National Research and Extracts from this publication may be Development Centre for Adult Literacy and used or reproduced for non-commercial‚ Numeracy research‚ teaching or training purposes on condition that the source is This document is also available in pdf and acknowledged. text only format from the NRDC’s website‚ www.nrdc.org.uk. It is the summary version NRDC
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The Pros and Cons of the “Technological Imperative” March 20 2011 Technological advances have been gaining more and more information over the past years and by doing so‚ they are able to advance their technology each and everyd ay. These improvements have helped but they also have the potential to hinder society. The Flying Machine‚ Locks‚ Computers and Why we Play God‚ and‚ Zap! It’s the Future are all written examples of how technology can be positive and how it can also be negative. The
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ANALYSIS OF FUNCTIONAL CONFLICT IN THE ORGANIZATION WITH REFERENCE TO OCEANIC BANK PLS (OBP) INTRODUCTION. Conflict refers to events ranging from inner turmoil produced by competing needs or desires to open violence between entire societies (Greenberg & Baron 1995). Conflict has grown to become a very imperative word in Organizations and in everyday human life‚ in the organization it is seen as the struggle between 2 or more people or groups in the organization‚ and could be functional or dysfunction
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Functional Areas of Business Antonio Walker MGT/521 May 1st‚ 2014 Dr. Green Functional Areas Of Business There has been an ongoing debate between enlisted members and commissioned officers of the United States Military about effective leadership and the scope of control. Enlisted Service Personnel are usually the worker bees‚ are not managerial in nature‚ with combat and field experience. Commissioned Officers are the leaders of the enlisted members. Commissioned
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Functional Area Interrelationships This paper will state the primary reasons for our organization‚ Kudler Fine Food’s existence as it relates to their mission‚ vision‚ values‚ and goals. We will examine the organizational structure employed by Kudler Fine Foods‚ and identify the key positions that supports their structure. Identify and explain the steps of the collaboration process among the functional areas that must be employed to achieve organizational goals‚ and prepare an action plan to implement
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Kant’s Categorical Imperative What is a categorical imperative? A categorical imperative is a moral obligation which is absolute and necessary in any moral situation and isn’t reliant on a singular person’s desires or wills. For Kant‚ categorical imperatives are the foundation for morality because they invoke “pure” reasons for our moral actions and decisions since each rational being reasons to act outside of their own personal desires or will which may cloud judgments or impose a biased verdict
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