4413 | The categorical imperative smells of cruelty [Nietzsche on Kant] |
15673 | The intuition behind the categorical imperative is that one ought not to make an exception of oneself [Kant, by Finlayson] |
8068 | Universalising a maxim needs to first stipulate the right description for the action [Anscombe on Kant] |
8025 | The categorical imperative will not suggest maxims suitable for testing [MacIntyre on Kant] |
3762 | Why couldn't all rational beings accept outrageously immoral rules of conduct? [Mill on Kant] |
8027 | I can universalize a selfish maxim, if it is expressed in a way that only applies to me [MacIntyre on Kant] |
3716 | Act according to a maxim you can will as a universal law [Kant] |
3719 | If lying were the universal law it would make promises impossible [Kant] |
3727 | Act as if your maxim were to become a universal law of nature [Kant] |
3728 | Suicide, false promises, neglected talent, and lack of charity all involve contradictions of principle [Kant, by PG] |
22008 | Always treat yourself and others as an end, and never simply as a means [Kant] |
22009 | Morality is the creation of the laws that enable a Kingdom of Ends [Kant] |
22051 | The categorical imperative lacks roots in a historical culture [Hegel, by Bowie] |
22771 | Be a person, and respect other persons [Hegel] |
22781 | The categorical imperative is fine if you already have a set of moral principles [Hegel] |
2859 | The idea of the categorical imperative is just that we should all be very obedient [Nietzsche] |
2934 | To see one's own judgement as a universal law is selfish [Nietzsche] |
4507 | The categorical imperative needs either God behind it, or a metaphysic of the unity of reason [Nietzsche] |
21745 | Act so as to produce harmonious rather than discordant desires [Russell] |
5914 | An act may be described in innumerable ways [Ross] |
6449 | The categorical imperative leads to utilitarianism [Hare, by Nagel] |
22389 | Morality no more consists of categorical imperatives than etiquette does [Foot] |
22395 | Moral judgements are hypothetical, because they depend on interests and desires [Foot] |
4004 | Consistency presupposes intrinsic description [Taylor,C] |
6477 | I can only universalise a maxim if everyone else could also universalise it [Nagel] |
6693 | 'What if everybody did that?' rather misses the point as an objection to cheating [Graham] |
3895 | The categorical imperative is not just individual, but can be used for negotiations between strangers [Scruton] |