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Kantian ethics: a rule for everyone?
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Kant asks whether a person can will the principle of an action as a universal law. The reading works through the false-promise case and a disagreement about how much the test can decide.
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Guided course · Module 10 · Lesson 56
Can a moral rule bind everyone?
Kant tests a false promise by universalizing its maxim, and describes autonomy as giving oneself a law. The lesson considers objections to treating universalization as a general decision procedure.
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Autonomy and justification
Describe the proposed action precisely before testing it. Here, giving oneself a law asks more than approving a personal preference. The module connects this inquiry with other accounts of freedom and social life.
Guided course · Module 10 · Lesson 56
Can a moral rule bind everyone?
Kant tests a false promise by universalizing its maxim, and describes autonomy as giving oneself a law. The lesson considers objections to treating universalization as a general decision procedure.