A Short discussion Kant’s ethics extends over all rational creatures. Do you think birds and mice have the same kind of rationality that we do? Things to consider: Can birds and mice understand mathematics? Do you think humans are the only rational animal? If animals are not rational, and Kant’s ethics only extends over rational […]
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What are the personal-communal ethical factors that may be involved in determining the moral position of either side given a contemporary debate, such as those concerning animal rights, stem cell research, abortion, the death penalty-so forth?
ETHICS Week 5 Discussion: Kant’s Ethics and Our Duty Kant’s famous First Formulation of the Categorical Imperative reads, “Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.” Kant taught morality as a matter of following maxims of living that reflect absolute laws. “Universal” […]
