Categorical Imperative Essay

In this essay I will assess and explore the BBC’s decision to broadcast “Jerry Springer: The Opera” broadcasted on 8 January 2005, by drawing on Utilitarianism and Kantianism theories. Background “Jerry Springer : The Opera” is a British musical written by Stewart Lee and Richard Thomas (Freud, 2003). The opera is based on the famous American chat show which has been running since 1991 and is still a very popular television show to this date (A&E Television Networks, 2015). The first time the

In the reading, “Concerning a Pretended Right to Lie from Motives of Humanity”, by Immanuel Kant, he discusses a very controversial topic. Is it morally wrong to lie if someone’s life is at stake? Reading this passage, you can clearly tell Kant took this topic to heart since he explained it so thoroughly with passion and conviction. At the beginning of the text, Kant quotes a passage from writer, Benjamin Constant, who disputes that consequences would befall those who unconditionally tell the

Since, faith is the paradox whereby the single individual’s inner ethical is higher than the outer universal ethical, therefore the single individual preforms the absolute duty to God. When the single individual carries out his absolute duty to God it can not be allowed to be interceded and thus the absolute duty cannot be understood nor communicated in the universal. If there was the possibility of faith being communicated than, this according to Kierkegaard would not be faith in its true essence

Some of Nietzsche’s ideas can be morally challenging to read. Although some may disagree with what he has to say; his words are still important. Nietzsche genuinely wrote about values, ethics, and will. Nietzsche doesn’t believe in a moral truth, but he certainly has an opinion on what ought to be done. We are to respect and appreciate his thoughts. Let’s dive into them. First, Nietzsche clearly resents the true condition of modern society. He says, “- The man of today? -- "I don't know either the

Like most words, the word “egoist” can carry either a positive or negative connotation. Today it’s used as a derogatory term for when someone is being self-absorbed. Nevertheless, that wasn’t always the case. Ayn Rand once wrote, “The egoist in the absolute sense is not the man who sacrifices others. He is the man who stands above the rest.” Here the word egoist isn’t used in a derogatory manner but in a complementary way. While the word carries either a negative or positive connotation being an

Among many of the scholars who have attempted to defend Kant’s political philosophy as part of the social contract tradition, there has been a general tendency to attenuate Kant to overcome many of the objections considered above. In Jeffrie Murphy’s investigation, he argues that Kant’s theory does not attempt to answer the question of why we have a moral obligation to obey the law, but instead to answer the question of when a law is just (Murphy, 1978). Like so many other scholars writing on Kant

If Kant were correct by saying that his formulas all connect and have similar and the same results, in his Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, the humanity formulation would produce the same result as universal formulation , but this is not the case. Kant argues that the differences between the formulas are only subjective , meaning they have different connotations – one is directed towards universal morality and the other humanity morality. However, he sees that there is no objective practical

The debate between moral absolutism and relativism is a topic that I have never dealt with before. First, my post will attempt to describe the tenets of each philosophy. Then, it will discuss which of the two perspective is more beneficial with guiding American society’s moral decision making. The morality debate consists of strong ideology from both ends of the philosophical spectrum, with both harkening back to ancient Grecian times. According to Mastin (2008), Plato and Aristotle were more proponent

Jeff Bezos the CEO and founder of Amazon has a unique work ethic, and one he demands his employees uphold as well. He believe in the conventional ideals of hard work and dedication, but to him they take on a whole new meaning. However, according to Jodi Kantor and David Streitfeld; Bezos is seeing just how far he can push white collars workers before they break. Looking through the lens of Immanuel Kant’s respect for person ideology I will evaluate the morality of what Amazon is doing to its workers

the proof despite having ample time to do so, Oger disregards the writing and speculates that the reason the proof was not published was because it undermined Nietzsche’s true intent. Ethical This interpretation views eternal return as an ethical imperative which asserts that: at every moment, you should act in such way that you would desire the eternal return of your action. Oger references Nietzsche writing as the source of the interpretation: “the task is to live in such a way that you must wish