Analysis Of Immanuel Kant's Moral Law

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Great philosophers such as Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill and Plato unwittingly weighed in on this story, long before it ever occurred. Immanuel Kant is considered a significant and influential figure in modern philosophy. He may have single handedly set the tone on how humanity conducts themselves in society. Kant’s Categorical Imperative is basically a set of principles that we should follow. Essentially, it is our moral duty to uphold these laws whether you want to or not and that they are universal, meaning no one is immune to the rules. Michael Yudanin states one “to be compliant with the moral law, it has to be universalizable, that is, it has to be capable to be thought as a universal law that binds everybody, everywhere, and at any point in time, without contradiction” (Yudanin). In the previous story, Ridjie acted immorally. She used her little sister’s ingenuousness to her advantage. She knew her sister would have done whatever she’d asked and take the blame. This act not only earned her her father’s trust, it also weakened his relationship with her sister. Ridjie’s action were solely for her personal benefit. The possibility of how it could affect Sammy were the least of her concern. Additionally, Kant would also view Sammy’s action immoral. Although she lied to save them from a horrible punishment, she lied

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