PHIL 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Omnipotence, Categorical Imperative, A Priori And A Posteriori
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If there is a moral law, the categorical imperative must be it: there is indeed a moral law: the categorical imperative is binding on all rational agents. Any being which conceives of itself as a free agent must recognize the. The answer, however, is not worthy of moral action. Why you perform those actions; the motivation. If you want to be a concert pianist, practice every day, practice every day: anyone who does not want to be a pianist is exempt. You must abandon any maxim with this characteristic: ex. Maxim of lying promise: making a promise i cannot keep in order to obtain something i ned, guys owes money to bad people. Kant makes the point that humans make a distinction between duties (idea already existed: perfect: a strict duty, meaning that it has no exceptions and can never be violated (ex.