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Single Idea 2859
[filed under theme 23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 4. Categorical Imperative
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Full Idea
What does the claim that there exists in us a categorical imperative say of the man who asserts it? …that 'what is worthy of respect in me is that I know how to obey - and things ought to be no different with you'.
Gist of Idea
The idea of the categorical imperative is just that we should all be very obedient
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Beyond Good and Evil [1886], §187)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Beyond Good and Evil', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1973], p.92
The
27 ideas
with the same theme
[seeing a universal rule as an inescapable duty]:
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4413
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The categorical imperative smells of cruelty
[Nietzsche on Kant]
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3762
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Why couldn't all rational beings accept outrageously immoral rules of conduct?
[Mill on Kant]
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15673
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The intuition behind the categorical imperative is that one ought not to make an exception of oneself
[Kant, by Finlayson]
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8068
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Universalising a maxim needs to first stipulate the right description for the action
[Anscombe on Kant]
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8025
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The categorical imperative will not suggest maxims suitable for testing
[MacIntyre on Kant]
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8027
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I can universalize a selfish maxim, if it is expressed in a way that only applies to me
[MacIntyre on Kant]
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3716
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Act according to a maxim you can will as a universal law
[Kant]
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3719
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If lying were the universal law it would make promises impossible
[Kant]
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3727
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Act as if your maxim were to become a universal law of nature
[Kant]
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3728
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Suicide, false promises, neglected talent, and lack of charity all involve contradictions of principle
[Kant, by PG]
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22008
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Always treat yourself and others as an end, and never simply as a means
[Kant]
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22009
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Morality is the creation of the laws that enable a Kingdom of Ends
[Kant]
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22051
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The categorical imperative lacks roots in a historical culture
[Hegel, by Bowie]
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22771
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Be a person, and respect other persons
[Hegel]
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22781
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The categorical imperative is fine if you already have a set of moral principles
[Hegel]
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2859
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The idea of the categorical imperative is just that we should all be very obedient
[Nietzsche]
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2934
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To see one's own judgement as a universal law is selfish
[Nietzsche]
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4507
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The categorical imperative needs either God behind it, or a metaphysic of the unity of reason
[Nietzsche]
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21745
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Act so as to produce harmonious rather than discordant desires
[Russell]
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5914
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An act may be described in innumerable ways
[Ross]
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6449
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The categorical imperative leads to utilitarianism
[Hare, by Nagel]
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22389
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Morality no more consists of categorical imperatives than etiquette does
[Foot]
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22395
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Moral judgements are hypothetical, because they depend on interests and desires
[Foot]
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4004
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Consistency presupposes intrinsic description
[Taylor,C]
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6477
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I can only universalise a maxim if everyone else could also universalise it
[Nagel]
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6693
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'What if everybody did that?' rather misses the point as an objection to cheating
[Graham]
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3895
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The categorical imperative is not just individual, but can be used for negotiations between strangers
[Scruton]
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