PPT-The Categorical Imperative

Immanuel Kant Overview Nothing but a morally good will is unconditionally good Moral goodness depends on principle not consequences Supreme moral principle Categorical Imperative First formulation . Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. Utilitarianism. Simple act utilitarianism: if telling a lie creates more happiness than telling the truth (or keeping silent), then telling a lie is morally right. Kantian Moral Theory . and the Liberal View of Sexual Morality. Kantian Moral Theory. Immanuel Kant. (1724-1804) revolutionized philosophical ethics. Prior to Kant, people sought the origin of morality in the natural order, in the ends proper to human beings, or in feelings. In contrast, Kant seeks the conditions of the possibility of morality and locates them in the autonomy, the self-legislation, of the will.. – Universalisability “ Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law .” Kant’s first formulation of t Daniel Bush, DPI School Financial Services. WASBO Accounting Conference. March 16, 2016. Targeted purpose. Outside revenue limit. Offsets shared cost. Usually “sum-certain,” often prorated. Three broad types. Categorical data. Some variables are inherently categorical, for example:. Sex. Race. Occupation. Other categorical variables are created by grouping values of a quantitative variable into classes. . enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. Utilitarianism. Simple act utilitarianism: if telling a lie creates more happiness than telling the truth (or keeping silent), then telling a lie is morally right. Mill: wider consequences. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. © Michael Lacewing. Kant: starting points. ‘Categorical imperative’: ‘Act . only on that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law’. Imperatives can be:. Positive – commanding someone . to. do something. Negative – commanding someone . not. to do something. Singular – commanding only one person. Plural – commanding two or more people. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. © Michael Lacewing. Deontology. Morality is a matter of duty.. Whether something is right or wrong doesn’t depend on its consequences. Actions are right or wrong in themselves.. Find and interpret marginal and conditional distributions for 2 Categorical Variables. Determine if 2 Categorical Variables have a possible association. AP Statistics Objectives Ch3. frequency table. WASBO Accounting Conference. March 16, 2016. Targeted purpose. Outside revenue limit. Offsets shared cost. Usually “sum-certain,” often prorated. Three broad types. Reimbursement. Formula. Grant. Professor of Law Texas AM University School of Law Many thanks to Sameer Ashar Jennifer Koh Annie Lai and other participants in the UC Irvine Clinical Scholarship Workshop who provided very helpful co Deontological (Duty-Based Approaches). Actions are inherently good or bad.. Help the less fortunate. . Steal.. Kant’s Categorical Imperative. Act always on the principle that ensures that all individuals will be treated as ends in themselves and never as merely a means to an end.. 1. STAT 101Exploratory Data Analysis I1/25/12 One Categorical Variable Two Categorical Variables One Quantitative Variable – CenterSection 2.1, 2.2Professor Kari Lock MorganDuke University2. AnnouncementsTextbooks are here!My office hours: (Old...