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5 results for "categorical imperative"

P_2_11 Verified Philosophy & Meaning

P_2_11 — Deontological Ethics: Duty, Rights, and the Categorical Imperative

Deontological ethics (from Greek deon, "duty" or "obligation") is the family of moral theories holding that the rightness or wrongness of an action depends on the action's conformity to moral rules, duties, or rights — n

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P_3_13 Verified Philosophy & Meaning

P_3_13 — Kant: Transcendental Idealism and the Limits of Reason

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), professor at the University of Königsberg in East Prussia, produced what is widely regarded as the most transformative body of work in modern Western philosophy. His three Critiques — the Criti

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ZE_1_06 Ethics & Applied Philosophy

ZE_1_06 — Deontological Ethics and Kant

Deontological ethics (from Greek deon, "duty") holds that the morality of an action depends on whether it conforms to a rule or duty, not on its consequences. The most influential deontologist is Immanuel Kant (1724–1804

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ZE_1_01 Ethics & Applied Philosophy

ZE_1_01 — Ethics Across Civilizations: Universal Moral Patterns

Despite vast cultural differences, virtually every civilization in human history has independently developed strikingly similar core moral principles: reciprocity (the Golden Rule), prohibitions against murder and theft,

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B_5_12 Credible Beings & Entities

B_5_12 — Cognitive Science of Monster Concepts: Why Humans Invent Creatures

Why do all human cultures independently generate remarkably similar monster concepts — predatory hybrids, shape-shifters, reanimated corpses, giant serpents, invisible watchers? Cognitive science offers a compelling fram

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