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We-intentions and the kingdom-of-ends version of the categorical imperative
One of Allen Wood's most finely ground axes was his contention that, notwithstanding certain translations/interpretations of Kant's writings on categorical imperatives, the three primary formulations ...
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Does it matter if we never achieve the results of our being good? [closed]
I mean "good" broadly speaking. That could mean anything. It seems like we are bombarded with people who live, at least overtly, moral lives but who are somehow fake. The word "result&...
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Kant's need of God [closed]
My main issue is not the understanding of the text in question, it really is a question about his conception in general:
Kant defends the idea of God by hypothising a "supreme (original) good", ...
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Is there merit to debating the moral nature of a deity that you do not think exists?
I have in my discussions on religion made the comment that to discuss the bad (or perceived bad) properties of a God(s) for the unbeliever is not good logic as a thing must first exist before we can ...
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The categorical imperative vs The 'golden rule'
According to the IEP, the golden rule:
The most familiar version of the Golden Rule says, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Moral philosophy has barely taken notice of the ...
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