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Revision note: Kant and Deontology: Duty, Dignity and the Categorical Imperative

  • Kant (1724–1804): Groundwork 1785, Critique of Practical Reason 1788, Perpetual Peace 1795; "Sapere aude"
  • Only the good will is good without qualification; motive > outcome; shopkeeper example
  • Hypothetical vs categorical imperative
  • Formulas: universal law, humanity as end, autonomy / kingdom of ends
  • Perfect vs imperfect duties; murderer-at-the-door problem
  • W. D. Ross: prima facie duties (1930)
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