Kant’s Categorical Imperative: Its Application To the Moral Responsibility of the Staff of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Immaculate Conception ______________ A Research Paper Submitted to Mrs. Ruzzel L. Nazario English Department Pastor Bonus Seminary College of Philosophy ______________ In Partial Fulfilment of the Course English Requirements in English 103 (Technical Writing) ______________ by Sem. Esper Sy Manginsay October 20‚ 2012 Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative:
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history is Immanuel Kant who developed the idea of the Categorical Imperative. Kant believed that the only thing of intrinsic moral worth is a good will. Kant says in his work Morality and Rationality "The good will is not good because of what it effects or accomplishes or because of it’s adequacy to achieve some proposed end; it is good only because of it’s willing‚ i.e.‚ it is good of itself". A maxim is the generalized rule that characterizes the motives for a person’s actions. For Kant‚ a will that
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Title: Right to Know & Right to Privacy 1. Constitutional and Civil Rights A constitutional right is a right granted by a country’s constitution‚ and cannot be legally denied by the government. Civil rights are the protections and privileges of personal liberty given to all citizens by law. Examples of civil rights and liberties include the right to get redress if injured by another‚ the right to privacy‚ the right of peaceful protest‚ the right to a fair investigation and trial if suspected of
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Kant’s critique of Utilitarianism is that it treats people as a means not as an ends in themselves. Since he is a deontologist he presumes that there is a universal moral imperative‚ certain ways in which we must act‚ no matter what our individual desires or needs or utility might be. The Categorical Imperative is an idea of reason. This knowledge is not derived from experience but rather‚ it is a priori. It also binds us and we all act in a certain way because of it. It is unconditional. It is the
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HUMAN RIGHTS AND RIGHT OF PRIVACY Prasanta Kumar Dey “Civilization is the progress towards a society of privacy. The savage’s whole existence is public ruled by law of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men” - Ayn Rand : The Fountain head‚ 1943. The idea of privacy is as old as Bibalical notion of creation of progenies on earth. Even Adam and Eve tried to hide their nudity with leaves. Privacy is vital to the mental spiritual and physical well
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others post on Facebook. Consumers can be associated‚ or tagged‚ in any posts or photos by “friends” regardless of the content of the post even without the approval of the user. Many times this content is offensive‚ but Facebook does not protect the privacy of the person being tagged even if that person disagrees with the post they are mentioned in‚ the post cannot be deleted by anyone but the person who posted it. This false information paired with the public default setting Facebook has turned to
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asked is where does privacy fit into all these needs and wants? Is it a need or is it a want? Is it required anyway? One might assert that the degree of privacy dictates whether it is a want or a need. A basic degree of privacy is a primary need in any civilised society. As the degree of privacy increases‚ it evolves into a secondary need and further to a want. As civilisation evolves‚ the law has evolved from guaranteeing the most basic needs of humans by converting them to rights and then slowly guaranteeing
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Constitutional Right To Privacy INTRODUCTION In the following essay I will examine our Constitutional right to privacy. Though the right to privacy is not mentioned in the Constitution‚ we have good reason for thinking that it is a fundamental human right. To defend my position‚ I will examine the term “privacy” in a philosophical and legal context‚ secondly I will explain why Supreme Court rulings over the years have established that privacy is a basic human right‚ and finally I will explain
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Kant: Reasons and Causes‚ Morality and Religion Kant was a deontologist who believed that knowledge was created by the mind‚ not external factors; because of this he wanted to unite reason and experience. Humanity’s frail nature was the human condition according to Kant‚ their struggle to make moral decisions and do the right thing can only be solved by employing reason and his three maxims when decision making. Kant’s diagnoses the human condition as human’s frailty and impurity when
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The right to privacy is an important topic and it happens to be a very sensitive subject in today’s United States of America. Many consider it one of the pillars of the American society and democracy. Others treat it as a privilege‚ not a right‚ making it acceptable to forego some privacy in the name of safety and security. The U. S. Constitution does not specifically contain any mention of the right to privacy. That being said‚ the Bill of Rights does contain the concerns of James Madison and other
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