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Kantianism - Indian Hills Community College

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The categorical imperative is the centerpiece of Kant’s ethical theory. The term categorical imperative, basically means “absolute command.” Kant is referring to, what he sees as, an exceptionless obligation to perform the action dictated by the categorical imperative. Perhaps the best way to understand the categorical imperative is to ...

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Duty-based ethics - USILACS

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The Categorical Imperative Kant's version of dut y-based ethics was based on something that he called 'the categorical imperative' which he intended to be the basis of all other rules (a 'categorical imperative' is a rule that is true in all circumstances.) The categorical imperative comes in two versions which each emphasise different aspects ...

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Kant’s ethics

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The categorical imperative is not like this: it, as Kant says, “enjoins the conduct immediately.” The categorical imperative tells us what we are morally obliged to do, period - no matter what. This tells us about the status of the categorical imperative - that it tells us what we must do, no matter what - but what does the

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Humanity Formulation of the Categorical Imperative

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Categorical Imperative The humanity formulation of the categorical imperative: "Act so to treat humanity, whether in your own person or in another, in every case as an end and never merely as a …

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IMMANUEL KANT’S ETHICAL THEORY RIGHTS AND DUTIES …

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A. THE CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE: The categorical imperative is the way in which you determine what your duties are, what you should and should not do. It is categorical, because it applies (or is intended to apply) to everyone, without any exceptions, and it is an imperative, since it is a command. So it is a

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Deontology: Duty-Based Ethics IMMANUEL KANT

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KANT: THE CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE A few important points: the categorical imperative is not predicated on a conditioned outcome as with a hypothetical imperative –“if you want x do y”

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