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Question 1

what is the categorical imperative?

Answer 1

act only according to the maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law without contradiction

Question 2

what is a contradiction in conception?

Answer 2

a law leads to a contradiction in conception if it somehow be contradictory for everyone else to follow. you have a PERFECT DUTY not to follow the maxim

Question 3

what is contradiction in will?

Answer 3

to expect everyone to follow a rule that you yourself don’t. we have an IMPERFECT DUTY not to follow

Question 4

what is the humanity formula?

Answer 4

act in such a way that you always treat humanity- never as a means but always at the same time as an end

Question 5

a priori

Answer 5

something that can be known without experience

Question 6

deontological

Answer 6

uses rules to distinguish right from wrong. Ethical actions follow universal moral laws such as don’t lie

Question 7

egalitarian

Answer 7

the doctrine that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities

Question 8

rationalism

Answer 8

the theory that reason rather than experience is the foundation of certainty in knowledge