Feb 23, 2004 · Kant holds that the fundamental principle of our moral duties is a categorical imperative. It is an imperative because it is a command addressed to agents who could follow …

Feb 23, 2004 · Kant holds that the fundamental principle of our moral duties is a categorical imperative. It is an imperative because it is a command (e.g., “Leave the gun. Take the …

Mar 26, 2008 · These duties are grounded in the moral law, the supreme principle of morality, which impresses itself on us as a categorical imperative. All duties must ultimately derive from …

Sep 12, 2008 · Kant now presents the supreme principle of practical reason—the Categorical Imperative. It is an imperative: it represents a command for human beings, who have needs …

Mar 26, 2008 · Kant says that the supreme moral principle is, for rational beings who do not necessarily follow the moral law, a categorical imperative (CI).

A categorical imperative is an imperative (“Do f”) that is applied to a subject irrespective of that person's ends. It is to be contrasted with a hypothetical imperative, which does depend on a …

Jun 28, 2016 · In his view, one can discover a maximally general, fundamental moral principle. This is a principle that he calls “the categorical imperative”. Kant holds it can be known through …

Apr 17, 2002 · Despite the existence of important and controversial moral issues, morality, like all informal public systems, presupposes agreement on how to act in most moral situations, e.g., …

Jan 23, 2004 · Moral imperatives are universal in a number of ways. They are to apply not just to the agent about whom they are made (if they are made with respect to a particular agent) but …

Nov 21, 2007 · In contemporary moral philosophy, deontology is one of those kinds of normative theories regarding which choices are morally required, forbidden, or permitted.