Maxim

Immanuel Kant is a well know German philosopher who is considered to be the central figure to modern philosophy. In 1785, one of his famous works, Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, was first published. This text is split up into three section, and within the second section is Kant’s well known moral theory. This theory states that everything in nature works according to laws and in order for a law to be a moral law, it must be a universal law. These laws apply to all rational beings,…

It is obviously a violation of the quality maxim because political rallies are tightly organised and every spokesman must adhere to the already established protocol. This violation also creates the implicature portraying Melania as a perfect wife, both beautiful and religious, who decided to recite…

For example, in the story, Maxim tries to cover up Rebecca’s murder as a suicide. This ends up working and he is not punished for his crime. In recent times there have been plenty of crimes in which murder has been covered up as suicide. In the story Maxim does get away with his crime. In the past, police and detectives had not had the technology that we have today to aid in their investigations. Even though the crime could still occur today, it is not likely that Maxim would have gotten away…

immediately that using someone as a means to an end is, to me, morally reprehensible. On the other hand, I am a human, and I instinctually begin to worry about my own safety. Thinking fast, I try to come up with a justification to shift my maxims. If I can just shift my maxims to allow me to punch this man in the face, I can potentially save myself, the every single…

A maxim is sort of like a rule that one can live by. From the point of view of the engineers of the RBMK reactors we can establish that one of their maxims was likely something around the line of “When I design a nuclear reactor, I will not make sure that there are safety systems in place”. After we have established a personal maxim then we transform it into a general maxim, or a maxim that everyone can live by. The general maxim for this would be: “ When one designs…

our maxims. If we allow ourselves to have broad maxims such as “never committing murder”, Kant’s argument remains strong, but if we redefine that maxim to “never commit murder unless it is for the greatest possible good” then it becomes fragile. Some may even argue without the ability to redefine maxims the world would become more chaotic. For example, if you could never lie in any situation, even if it is to protect another, there could be very negative consequences. By redefining the maxim to…

Grice called it cooperative principle. To engage a listener into the conversation the maxims of quantity, quality, relation and manner should be taken into account. According to maxim of quantity the message should be informative, maxim of quality advices not to say false things, you should be relevant according to maxim of relation, brief and polite according to maxim of manner. The ideal conditions to follow the maxims are not always possible in…

This maxim relates to the categorical imperative as Kant says “Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that if should become a universal law.” (Grounding, 30) To define our moral duties we must only act by a maxim that will become a universal law. A universal law is an action or duty that has no reason or desire behind it. A law that everyone could use or do. A duty that fits in with this maxim and universal law is the duty to not…

personality that could not be forgotten and would follow those involved with her past. Before Rebecca’s death she lived at Manderley with her husband Maxim, though she was not loving and was controlling over him. Now Maxim is remarried to the narrator, but him and his new wife are haunted by the memory of Rebecca and her scandals. As their marriage continues Maxim and the narrator face the undying personality of Rebecca as it continues to torment them in their new marriage. Rebecca was an…

chose the one she values in regards to her well-being, Harriet’s decision is not capable of becoming a universal law of it cannot pass the steps Kant’s formulation analysis of a categorical imperative. Harriet’s selection will not be accepted as a maxim because of the motivation of her tactic (Stanford.edu). The choice will not be made into a rational thought in the perturbed social world, in which the selection would not pass in the real world under Kantian ethics…