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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THE JOY OF HANDWRITING‚ OR NOT Bruce P. Sigler Columbia Southern University Sitting at the desk‚ sharpening pencils‚ gathering ink pens‚ and finding paper have been the cornerstone of writing papers and letters. But all across America‚ electronic devices are replacing pen and paper. Numerous stories have been reported in the media about the decline of the U.S. Postal Service and their loss of business to electronic mail and the internet. Fewer letters are mailed‚ less stamps
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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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Is war really ever justified? All different kinds of people‚ in all different corners of the world have different opinions on this controversial issue. Many people think that war is never justified‚ many think that war is always justified‚ and there are some people who think that it completely depends on the situation of the battle. This situation is not a new one‚ it has not become easier to understand over time‚ and will never totally be resolved between every single person. The idea that
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What are Canada’s greatest achievements of the 20th century? Huda Elmi There were a bunch of achievements that happened in the 20th century. The ones I picked are the ones I thought were really interesting to me. Achievement means a thing done successfully‚ typically by effort‚ courage‚ or skill. People are proud of achievements and it can occur after wars‚ laws that were made or even things like entertainment that people liked. Dwight once said “accomplishments will prove to be a journey
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What is the greatest invention of all time? Throughout time there have been lots of new inventions which have both hindered and helped everyday life with humans. There are many different possible world’s greatest inventions because they have all helped out humankind in some way‚ some more than others. I think that the greatest invention of all time is Harnessed Electricity. Some may argue that this was not an invention it was a discovery but although electricity itself was a discovery there was
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an ethical statement like‚ “Love thy neighbor”‚ has neither an intrinsic-reason giving power‚ nor motivates us unconditionally to really love our neighbors. Here‚ in order to clarify‚ Mackie uses Immanuel Kant’s idea of hypothetical and categorical imperatives.
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Allison Towery ZimmerCrowe American Studies 6 February 2014 The Greatest Generation: What Made Them The Greatest? “This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.” This quote was borrowed from Franklin Delano Roosevelt describing “the Greatest Generation” found in “The Time of Their Lives‚” written by Tom Brokaw (Brokaw‚ 1998). Roosevelt must have foreseen the future before speaking that comment about that generation of America since they won World War Two. However they shall take
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The Greatest Generation Since our inception Americans have created labels for everything‚ from presidents to generations‚ however these labels are often mistaken and obstructed by ignorance and propaganda. A generation not be judged on shouldonly by what they have experienced but by what they leave behind them. So what did the greatest generation leave us after the war? The 1940’s generation left the United States technologically advanced‚ however no matter how advanced the country had
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