Hypothetical imperative

Ethical Dilemmas in Business Case 2: Kathryn McNeil (A) Charles Foley’s Ethical Dilemma At stake here are several conflicting values, the concern for a fellow human being, self-preservation, success of the company and the pressure to perform. As VP of the division, I am under scrutiny to deliver substantial results to my president, John Edmonds, to be seen as sensitive to my product managers needs. Lisa Walters, Kathryn’s supervisor, has pressed me for a resource action for boosting staff morale

demonstrate the function of what Kant calls the “Categorical imperative”. The purpose of this essay is to first explain the conception of Kant’s Categorical imperative. It will then discuss the application of this within his Universal Law formulation, as well as within the formula of Humanity. Finally, it will investigate and critique the inconsistency of Kant’s Categorical imperative theory. Before one can discuss how the Categorical imperative works in its main formulations, it is important to understand

It’s time for the big Names for our western philosophy to show themselves. Both Make a philosophy viewing the actions we as humans make daily and trying to decipher if they are good or bad. Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill will be analyzed over their own moral philosophy’s. next I will use both of their theory’s, and try to find how they would approach the moral question if a person comes into a bank and attempts to rob the bank but a cop shoots the robber is that cop doing the right thing?? Finally

is based on following The Categorical Imperative whenever possible. The Categorical Imperative is the foundation of my metaethics. In making actions there are many “Hypothetical imperatives” we could take. These are straight out of kant and were statements like: “In order to do X, I must do Y.” A moral imperative is different in that it is merely “Do Y.” A moral imperative can tell us which hypothetical imperative to pick. To have a real moral imperative it must be independent of context or situation

Helping the community is a big part in how our world grows and improves every day. It is important to learn to be compassionate and to be willing to give something back in a community. Unfortunately many people rarely or never volunteer in their cities and this is harming our country. I believe everyone should be required to volunteer even if it is only for a few days or a couple of hours a week in order to show some acts of charity in their everyday lives. There are several philosophers that hold

nature, inclination, circumstance. - There are 2 commands of reason Categorical vs hypothetical 1. An imperative: an ought. - Hypothetical imperative: use instrumental reason. Eg: if you want X then do Y (means ends reasoning) - Categorical imperative: Without reference to or dependence on any further purpose The categorical imperative (what does it command of us?) 3 formulas of categorical imperative: 1. The formula of universal law: Act only on that maxim (a rule that explains the reason

In Mackie’s paper, “The Subjectivity of Values”, he aims to show us readers how “there are no objective values” (Mackie 777). He starts off by giving different arguments for this thesis. However, his metaphysical argument on queerness fails because the world is changing all around us and new things are discovered everyday. Leading on, I will give you a summary of J.L. Mackie’s “Subjectivity of Values” and explain to you Mackie’s metaphysical argument from queerness. Next, I will argue that Mackie’s

that gives moral worth to do an action; and only that shows you are a good moral person because when a person does his act based on doing just his duty, that action would pass the categorical imperative test (doing act is based on doing the duty (period) actually, not because passing the categorical imperative test for itself) (Kant, the Good Will). Also, it shows you are a good person if you have a good will and vice versa. Only the good will virtue is the virtue that had been accepted by Kant and

Immanuel Kant’s Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals serves the purpose of founding moral theory from moral judgment and examining whether there is such thing as a ‘moral law’ that is absolute and universal. In chapter three of his work, he discusses the relationship between free will and the moral law and claims “A free will and a will under moral laws are one and the same.” He stands firm in his belief that moral law is what guides a will that is free from empirical desires. To be guided by

Act utilitarianism is the philosophy that an act is permissible (the right thing to do) if and only if it produces as much or more good than any available alternative (class discussion). Act utilitarianism states that an act is morally permissible to do if and only if the good that the act produces will out weigh the good that any other available alternative act would produce. For example, if you are choosing between sitting at home all day or going to volunteer at a charity, act utilitarianism would