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That action is immoral whose principle cancels and destroys itself when it is made a universal rule . From this general statement of the nature of rightness Kant turns to some concrete illustrations . He considers the case of lying and ...
That action is immoral whose principle cancels and destroys itself when it is made a universal rule . From this general statement of the nature of rightness Kant turns to some concrete illustrations . He considers the case of lying and ...
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There is but one categorical imperative , namely , “ Act only on that principle which thou canst will should become a universal law . " This imperative of duty may be expressed , by analogy with natural laws , as follows ...
There is but one categorical imperative , namely , “ Act only on that principle which thou canst will should become a universal law . " This imperative of duty may be expressed , by analogy with natural laws , as follows ...
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He requires a master therefore to curb his will , and to compel him into submission to a universal will which may secure the possibility of universal freedom . Now where is he to find this master ? Of necessity amongst the human species ...
He requires a master therefore to curb his will , and to compel him into submission to a universal will which may secure the possibility of universal freedom . Now where is he to find this master ? Of necessity amongst the human species ...
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Contents
AN INTRODUCTION | 2 |
The principles of natural theologyfrom St Thomas Aquinas | 9 |
The religious wagerfrom Blaise Pascal | 22 |
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| Title | An Introduction to Modern Philosophy in Seven Philosophical Problems |
| Author | Alburey Castell |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 560 pages |
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