Deontology
Required Reading: Kantianism
Required Reading: Introduction to Deontology
Required Reading: The Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals by Immanuel Kant
Watch this video introducing Kantian ethics
Watch this video explaining the Categorical Imperative
Writing assignment:
In 500 words or more (no less), create a maxim and evaluate it via the three formulations of the Categorical Imperative. Your maxim should only involve moral questions [i.e. “Stealing is always wrong”, but not “Doing jumping jacks is always wrong”]. The moral question should be general enough to apply to first principles and should involve no circumstantial qualifiers [i.e. “Stealing is always wrong”, not “If I am not hungry or chasing a bad guy or when no one is looking, stealing is always wrong”]. You may use examples, but you will still need to include a full scholarly definition of each, with commentary.
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