the ultimate intrinsic good‚ along with following the categorical imperative determine whether we are acting in the right way. John Stuart Mill‚ on the other hand‚ believes that we should all think about the consequences of our actions‚ while also getting the most pleasure in all beings affected and the least amount of pain because of this action. Even though I agree with Immanuel Kant’s idea that humans should act according to the categorical imperative and that they should have good intentions behind
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“Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals”‚ Kant explains that acting with good will is acting with duty to others‚ which then highlights the question‚ “How should we treat others?” He answers this question through his moral law called the categorical imperative. The categorical
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quality of happiness that is central to utilitarianism” (Utilitarian Theories). Kant’s theory (Kantian) is concerned with the motive behind committing an act regardless of the outcome. His believes that categorical imperative should be the functioning rule to determining if an action is right. Categorical imperative is the idea that your actions shouldn’t be driven by motives
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an action to be morally right‚ the individual acting should will that everyone acts in the same manner and the actions should respect the objectives of others. Kant based his ethics on a principle of morality he called the categorical imperative. He argues that the categorical imperative binds everyone irrespective of their desires. They are binding because they are based on
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an imperative. To determine what actions one should take Kant utilized imperatives. Imperatives are a form of instructions that will guide an individual on what one should do. Kant had two classifications between imperatives‚ hypothetical and categorical.
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two principles the outcome being good or bad is not your responsibility (Kant 113). Moral law is universal and is determined by categorical imperatives. The use of categorical imperatives plays a big role in Kant’s overall moral theory. The first categorical imperative formulation is “ Act only on that maxim that you can will as a universal law” (Kant 116). This categorical imperative applies to everyone and focuses on your thought process before you act on something. You must ask yourself is what
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these kinds of organization per se as mentioned in the succeeding section while other sociologists classify them as types of organization based on social boundaries and their adherence to a special set of norms (Zulueta‚ 2002). 1. Categorical Group A categorical group refers to a social grouping where members tend to share certain characteristics and interests and are aware of their similarities with other in their own social category. Ex. Students‚ teachers‚ farmers‚ senior citizens‚ fish vendors
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STUDY ETHICS FOUR APPROACHES TO STUDY ETHICS 4 SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT - ETHICS TERM PAPER 4 SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT - ETHICS TERM PAPER 31 March‚ 2013 31 March‚ 2013 Table of Contents Preface 3 Introduction 4 I. Deontology 5 The Categorical Imperative 6 Non-consequentialist 7 Moral Anatomy Principle 8 II. Utilitarianism 8 Consequentialist 8 Hypothetical Imperative 9 Utility Principle 9 III. Existentialism 10 Existential Imperative 10 The Facticity of the Other 11
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Our will‚ through our own choosing‚ is good when it operates from reason and duty alone. In this way‚ the Categorical Imperative guides us to being truly moral. Further‚ freedom is the ability to be motivated by your own choices‚ and to be able to deliberate and act on reason. So why be moral? Because it is a pure extension of our autonomy – and there is nothing
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Fl 33199 jaenr@fiu.edu Abstract1 This paper presents the insights gained from applying data mining techniques‚ in particular neural networks for the purposes of developing an intelligent model used to predict real estate property values based on variety of factors. A dataset of over one thousand transactions in real estate properties was used. The dataset included 15 variables obtained from the multiple listing system (MLS) database and captured information on transactions taking place during a period
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