Examples Of Perfect Duties In Law 421

In 421, Kant assets that to be a moral being, we can engage in actions or act according the maxim or principle in which that maxim could become by our will a universal law. This maxim or principal is applicable to everyone and I could not be of exception. According to the categorical imperative, we must comply with certain duties. Kant draws a distinction between perfect duties and imperfect duties. A perfect duty is a maxim, which one must always do. An imperfect duty shall not be ignored, but it’s possible to be fulfilled in different ways. Unlike perfect duties, there are no legitimate exceptions to perfect duties. Examples of perfect duties could be “one must not lie” or “one must not take its own life”. Examples of imperfect duties could