Maxim

deceive as a means to an end. If everyone was deceitful, even if for the greater good, trusting relationships might become impossible, because good faith would be lost. Thus, the maxim, deceive as a means to an end, is a contradiction in conception; the deception then, would never be believed in a world in which the maxim of this action was a universal law of nature. If a world exists in which everyone deceives when they feel it’s necessary, the physician might not be so willing to be deceptive…

Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative “Act only on the maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law” (Groundwork,222) was said by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Born in 1724, Kant published his first major work late in his life, at the age of fifty-seven. His major works include: Critique of Pure Reason was a critique of David Hume’s problem regarding human knowledge, Groundwork on the Metaphysic of Morals regarding his core principles of morality,…

• Maxim: Cast a spell on me through mirror. For me, encouraging to myself is most important than the other people encourage me. So, I cast a spell on me in front of mirror, and encourage me to face my self. I had thought when the others compliment me I could be accountable. Thus, I had tried to get compliment from others, but I was always thirsty even though I got lots of compliment. Thankfully, I found why I kept thirsty when I had taking a counselor class, in particular about inner child…

universal set of maxims through use of reason. Kant says,…

throughout time strongly due to Commandment 6 of The Ten Commandments: “You shall not murder.” I believe in God, and believe the Commandments should be followed. From an ethical standpoint, Kantianism can also support “Argument 7” through the PU Test. The maxim: “I will kill someone to end their life.” The universalization, “Everybody will kill someone to end their life.” The conditionalization, “If everyone kills someone, then everyone will end someone’s life.” The result of this test is false,…

Although bees are poisonous, the speaker presents a maxim on how a functional society should interact with a swarm of them because he realizes his dependence for their pollinating skill. The speaker states that he needs the bees in order to survive by performing ritualistic gestures to have them intermingle within his society: “Throw gravel over them and say:…/ Never to the woodland wild may you fly!” The speaker suggests using gravel against the swarm because the bees will work together to…

“Kant argues, that what gives a particular action moral worth is not the kind of action it is, nor the consequences of the action is performed by the psychological maxim motivating that action.”(Bailey, pg. 54) Kant believed that whatever action you do, no matter what your intentions may be in the beginning, and if it is something you would consider moral, it has no moral worth. Kant…

more so accidental and depends on the world instead of depending on an individual's awareness of the situation. If the student were to follow Kant’s advice, then they must follow along with their duties as a student while also performing through a maxim which they could will to be universalized. In this case the student must study for…

In Victor Fleming’s film, The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy heavily relies on the advice given to her from the other characters she encounters on her journey back to Kansas. However, not all advice she receives is beneficial or truthful. In many instances, Dorothy is given information from people she trusts, such as the Wizard or Glinda, that is blatantly perfidious. By applying Steven McCornack’s Information Manipulation Theories, we can understand The Wizard of Oz as a description of the purpose of…

About the Ground of Morality In the controversy of the general foundation of morality, Hume insists that sentiment is the ground of morality, and Kant holds that reason is the foundation of morality. In my opinion, although reasons play a role in morality, it is sentiment that ultimately determine what is morally good or evil. In this essay, I will explain both Hume and Kant’s arguments, elaborate on an objection to Kant’s argument with explanation, and finally provide the potential objection to…