PHI 2200C Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Categorical Imperative, Universalizability

• School: St. John's University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 2200C
• Professor: Paul Gaffney

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I don"t want to be violated or used: principal of autonomy/freedom. These descriptions and articulations all amount to the same thing. These are not three parts to something, these are the three expressions of the same thing. There is, therefore, only one categorical (absolute) imperative - kant. Categorically necessary- everything else, do what you want. But there are things that you must do. You must abide by this rule: act only according to that maxim. This has to be utterly unconditional: i can"t make an appeal to you that cannot be there. I can"t treat you with respect only when needed. Unlike aristotle, who was a lot more human. Material purposes; the reason you are working a second job is that you want a car. You use things as a means to something. Duty (subjective)- law (objective) cii-ground of the law: absolute worth of the rational agent. It is a matter of will; not a matter of intellect.