KANT- Imperatives And Reason Flashcards

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What did Kant believe that we need to rationally commit to following

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If we have the desire and the imperative is a sound one e.g. the hypothetical imperative “if you want to lose weight, then you should exercise more and eat less”
If you genuinely want to lose weight, then your reason commits you to exercise more and eat less

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Kant is accused of overlooking “weakness of the will” what is this

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When you accept the imperative and want the end but still don’t do it

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Which type of reason suggests that there are certain ways we should act and as rational beings we have a duty to act upon these imperatives

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Categorical imperatives

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