PHIL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Categorical Imperative, Universal Law
15 Sep 2020
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Independent of the ends you want to pursue. Dependent on the ends you want to pursue. Moral duties have to be categorical imperatives if they are to be universal and necessary. This provides us with a test for figuring out which actions are forbidden, which are allowed, and which are positively required. If yes, then the action is allowed. If the contrary action cannot be made into a categorical imperative, then the action is required. For kant there is an objective difference between right and wrong. Each person can figure out whether what they are doing is right or wrong. Some people think that murder is right, others don"t. According to kant, what you do is wrong unless everyone could accept your principle, unless everyone"s humanity is being respected. I ask my sister for money and promise to pay her back, even though i wont be able to pay her back.
