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Categorical Imperative vs. Utilitarianism
Title: Categorical Imperative vs. Utilitarianism
Category: Social Sciences / Philosophy
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Categorical Imperative vs. Utilitarianism
Kant: the Universal Law Formation of the Categorical Imperative
Kantian philosophy outlines the Universal Law Formation of the
Categorical Imperative as a method for determining morality of actions.
This formula is a two part test. First, one creates a maxim and
considers whether the maxim could be a universal law for all rational
beings. Second, one determines whether rational beings would will it to
be a universal law. Once it is clear that the maxim …showed first 75 words of 1547 total…
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utilitarianism. It resonates with my moral sensibilities to consider
that actions are moral or immoral regardless of their immediate
consequences. I am willing to accept that sometimes the moral action is
harder to perform, but I am unwilling to accept that morality rests
within the specifics of a situation and the possible consequences.
Therefore, I consider Kant's Universal Law Formation of the Categorical
Imperative to be a better test of morality than Mill's Utilitarianism.
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