According to the Golden Rule (GR)‚ you should do unto others as you would want them to do unto you. The first forumulation of the Categorical Imperative (CI)‚ formulated by the German Philosopher Immanuel Kant‚ states one should act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law without contradiction. These two rules are not the same thing as they are based on entirely different philosophical foundations. The motivation for the GR is that
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In 421‚ Kant assets that to be a moral being‚ we can engage in actions or act according the maxim or principle in which that maxim could become by our will a universal law. This maxim or principal is applicable to everyone and I could not be of exception. According to the categorical imperative‚ we must comply with certain duties. Kant draws a distinction between perfect duties and imperfect duties. A perfect duty is a maxim‚ which one must always do. An imperfect duty shall not be ignored‚ but
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German philosopher Immanuel Kant‚ father of the categorical imperative‚ seems to have found me in the right season of life. German philosopher‚ Immanuel Kant‚ is considered by many to be a central figure in modern philosophy due to his contributions made to ethics‚ epistemology‚ metaphysics and aesthetics. Arguably‚ his most notable contribution is fathering the categorical imperative‚ a command of reason not based upon the desires of any one person. Kant also comments on various topics including
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or happiness to all concerned. Kantianism is the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. Kantianism is another famous rule of the nonconsequentialist theory. Kant’s theory contains several ethical principles. These principles are the good will‚ establishing morality by reasoning alone‚ categorical imperative‚ duty rather than inclination‚ and summary and illustration. There are many strengths and weaknesses to both utilitarianism and Kantianism. Both utilitarianism and Kantianism provide people with a moral structure
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1. Explain Onora O’neil’s argument for preferring Kantian ethics to Utilitarianism. 2. How would Richard Taylor respond to O’neil’s defense of Kantianism? In the following questions‚ Onora O’neil defends Kantian ethics while Richard Taylor agrees more with the Utilitarian ethics view. To fully understand both views and why each author defends their view‚ a brief introduction of each author and who they are is necessary. Onora O’neil is a philosophy professor at Cambridge University
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PHIL.RLST 2345 EL 10 Bioethics: Human Life Issues Assignment #1 Amanda Secord Ethical Theories and Ethical Tools Utilitarianism versus Kantianism in case study #1: An accident on Makalu The main rule of utilitarianism is to perform the one action that will provide the greatest amount of pleasure and the least amount of pain to the greatest number of people. In our case study‚ one would think the choice is quite easy‚ if we let go of Gary‚ we are providing no happiness
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solve this problem‚ we are going to focus one two branches of ethics‚ Utilitarianism and Kantianism. I’m going to focus on Bentham’s version of Utilitarianism‚ as the two lines of thinking seem to differ the most when his version is used. The odd part is‚ even though the two theories are so different‚ I believe that they will reach the same conclusion in this situation. The main idea of Kantianism is that we need to respect each other’s autonomy and treat people as ends
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An example in everyday life that assists in my understanding of Kantianism involves taking into consideration a hospital which has three dying patients who need organ transplants. A healthy individual with no ties to any friends or family arrives to undergo a procedure in donating his organs. The doctor then has to come to a decision in order to save the dying patients over the healthy one. According to the Kantianism theory‚ killing the healthy patient would be using a person as a means to an end
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believes morality is based on the action a person takes rather than a person’s character. Overall‚ modern ethics gives us two “act base theories” the Kantianism and Utilitarianism‚ both define ethics in a form of action. In this paper I will be discussing the beliefs of Kantianism. In the 18th century‚ Philosopher Immanuel Kant a proponent for Kantianism ethics opposed the utilitarianism theory. Kant’s deontological principal looks at the source of the action; if someone is acting on a good
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In this paper‚ I will explain the different points of view of Kantianism‚ Utilitarianism‚ Contractarianism and their corresponding philosophers‚ as well as my own opinion about the presented case of the adulterous affair. First‚ I will begin by explaining how Kant would view this situation and what decisions he would make. In Kantianism‚ it is imperative to always say the truth and do that which is right. Regardless of the situation that one may find him or herself in‚ he or she must always say the
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