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... actions of men ? Are not similar motives followed by similar actions ? Are there not detectable uniformities in human action ? Is it im- possible to collect any general observations concerning mankind ? Has experience of human affairs ...
... actions of men ? Are not similar motives followed by similar actions ? Are there not detectable uniformities in human action ? Is it im- possible to collect any general observations concerning mankind ? Has experience of human affairs ...
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... action as obligatory of itself without reference to some other end . If an action is good only as a means to something else , then the imperative which commands it is hypothetical only ; but if it is conceived to be good in itself ...
... action as obligatory of itself without reference to some other end . If an action is good only as a means to something else , then the imperative which commands it is hypothetical only ; but if it is conceived to be good in itself ...
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... action might become a universal law . " Canst thou will that the principle of thy action should become a universal law ? If not , then it must be rejected . Kant has now declared himself on the fundamental problem of moral philosophy ...
... action might become a universal law . " Canst thou will that the principle of thy action should become a universal law ? If not , then it must be rejected . Kant has now declared himself on the fundamental problem of moral philosophy ...
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