cannot will to do anything. Because will is a part of determining moral value and only humans are moral agents‚ only human beings can possess will. A maxim is a kind of will which governs our actions and varies from person to person. We are not always consciously aware of our maxims but can explain them if we are asked about them. There are two kinds of maxims: One is based on our desire to obtain something while the other is based on our respect for
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permissible. Kant asserts that to fully determine if an act is morally permissible‚ the maxim of the act must be universalizable (Nefsky‚ lec 7‚ slide 15). To do this‚ we must create a maxim for the action in question. A maxim of an action comes in two parts‚ firstly‚ what you are going to do‚ and secondly‚ why you are going to do it. For example‚ imagine I am eating a filling breakfast before class‚ my maxim for this action could be eating a filling breakfast so that I have enough energy to focus
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should act only on the maxim‚ that actions have moral worth‚ and the end is necessary. From these stipulations‚ it can be derived that the categorical imperative should be followed in order to live morally. "If an action is conceived as good in itself and consequently as being necessarily the principle of a will which of itself conforms to reason‚ then it is categorical." (Abbott‚ 32) "There is therefore but one categorical imperative‚ namely‚ this: Act only on that maxim whereby thou canst at
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corporate to go international (Andrew H.‚ 2011). Wholly owned subsidiary‚ joint venture‚ franchising and so on are the different strategies for corporates choosing to expand. In 2000‚ Starbucks Coffee Company chose joint venture to corporate with Maxim Cater Limited to enter Hong Kong’s market. Two or more business pool their resources and expertise to achieve a particular goal‚ the risks and rewards of the enterprise are also shared is called “joint venture” (2011). For choosing this strategy‚
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“act only in accordance with that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it become a universal law.” Four steps to determine the morality of certain actions and whether a maxim could be a universal law characterize the formulation. First‚ we would find out the general principle we would be acting on to perform a certain action. The next step would be to generalize the maxim and make it applicable to everyone. Finally‚ you would determine if the maxim could actually become a universal
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who remains nameless‚ lives in Europe with her husband‚ Maxim de Winter‚ traveling from hotel to hotel‚ harboring memories of a beautiful home called Manderley‚ which‚ we learn‚ has been destroyed by fire. The story begins with her memories of how she and Maxim first met‚ in Monte Carlo‚ years before. In her flashback‚ the heroine is working as the young traveling companion to a wealthy American named Mrs. Van Hopper. In her flashback‚ Maxim is staying at the same hotel as the heroine and her employer
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who remains nameless‚ lives in Europe with her husband‚ Maxim de Winter‚ traveling from hotel to hotel‚ harboring memories of a beautiful home called Manderley‚ which‚ we learn‚ has been destroyed by fire. The story begins with her memories of how she and Maxim first met‚ in Monte Carlo‚ years before. In her flashback‚ the heroine is working as the young traveling companion to a wealthy American named Mrs. Van Hopper. In her flashback‚ Maxim is staying at the same hotel as the heroine and
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lying. This is where Kant introduces the idea of maxims. Maxims are rules that are formulated as rules to follow as moral law similar to a divine commandment e.g. do not murder‚ do not lie. Kant claimed that in order for a maxim to be used as a moral law it must pass the test that is Categorical Imperative (CI). The CI consists of 3 formulations‚ the Universal Law‚ this is the test of the logical possibility of universalizability – “Act only on that maxim which you can at the same time will should become
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In these two cases maxims of selfishness and lying are evidently incompatible with one’s purposes to help others and keep promises. However‚ when O’Neill considers the Kantian maxim of failing to develop one’s talents‚ this pragmatic argument is less convincing. O’Neill claims that‚ Forming and universalizing maxims would commit either a world in which no talents were developed‚ or a situation in which the necessary
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only if our maxim became a universal law. (Midterm‚ P2) Maxim is the reason that some made a choice in a certain situation‚ and by looking at this maxim universally and reversely‚ we could determine rather this maxim is a universal law or not. In his second categorical imperative‚ we have to focused on rather the person making the decision is treating people just as a mean or not; which means is the decision maker treating others just like a tool or a free human. In this case‚ the maxim is “is it
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