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The social contract (startrek.website)
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[โ€“] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

"Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law." The categorical imperative, Immanuel Kant

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 2 years ago

    Oh yeah smart guy? Then is it still a categorical imperative if returning the cart will somehow result in greater harm than good, say if the employees are paid based on the number of carts they retrieve from improper positions? If not, then what use are maxims if they cannot take into account the specifics of a situation? Are they just a matter of logical coherence, or can they be used for actual decision-making?

    ANSWER THE QUESTION

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