#categorical imperatives

[tiistirtipii]

“Gay son or thot daughter” 🚫👎🙅🏽 no longer funny

Now it’s Bi son and thought daughter ✅

[dinerbrewcoffee]

Someone stop me before I analyze how the second formulation of Kant’s Categorical Imperative applies to the actions of characters in the TAZ Steeplechase finale

[secret-maker-of-great-holes]

Hell is household chores. They’re pleasant the first couple months and then they are hell. If your loved ones are doing household chores, it is a Kantian moral duty to ask if they want help. Do not let anyone bear that burden alone.

[nonage4life]

yall it literally is wrong to lie tho

No nuance allowed. Put your nuance in the tags, I just want a yes or no answer

[omegaphilosophia]

The Philosophy of Duty

The philosophy of duty, often referred to as "deontology," explores the nature and basis of moral obligations and the principles that define actions as morally required or prohibited. In this framework, duty represents an ethical imperative to act in accordance with certain principles or rules, regardless of personal desires or outcomes.

Key Aspects of the Philosophy of Duty

Moral Obligation: Duty is often seen as an inherent moral obligation that individuals must follow to act ethically. Unlike approaches that focus on outcomes or character, duty-based ethics focus on adherence to rules or principles as the basis for moral action.

Deontological Ethics: Immanuel Kant is a major figure in duty-based ethics. He argued that moral laws are categorical imperatives, meaning they apply universally and unconditionally. According to Kant, actions should be performed out of respect for moral law, not based on their consequences.

Intention and Autonomy: In duty-based ethics, an individual’s intention is crucial. Doing something because it is one’s duty reflects moral autonomy, as opposed to being driven by external forces, emotions, or self-interest.

Universality: Deontology emphasizes the idea that duty is universal. Kant’s categorical imperative holds that one should act only according to maxims that can be universally applied, meaning actions should be considered acceptable if everyone were to act in the same way.

Rights and Justice: Duty-based philosophies often emphasize individual rights and justice. Duties define what actions we owe to others, and by respecting duties, we uphold justice, treating others with fairness and respect.

Conflicting Duties: One challenge in duty-based ethics is resolving conflicts between duties. For example, one may face a conflict between the duty to tell the truth and the duty to protect another person’s wellbeing. Different approaches to duty provide various solutions, sometimes allowing for exceptions, or ranking duties in order of importance.

Beyond Self-Interest: The philosophy of duty implies a transcendence of self-interest, prioritizing actions that benefit others or society, even at personal cost. Duty-based ethics emphasizes that one’s duty is to do what is morally right, even when it may conflict with personal desires or interests.

Duty in Different Philosophical and Cultural Contexts

Eastern Philosophies: In Hinduism, the concept of dharma represents duty aligned with moral, social, and cosmic laws. Similarly, Confucianism emphasizes social duty, particularly in relationships, where acting out of respect and fulfilling one’s role in society reflects virtue.

Existentialism and Duty: Existentialist thinkers challenge traditional concepts of duty by emphasizing individual freedom and choice. Jean-Paul Sartre argued that individuals must create their own values rather than conforming to pre-existing moral codes.

Modern Perspectives: Contemporary deontologists build on Kant’s ideas but often adapt them to address social justice and rights issues, such as the duty to protect human rights, environmental ethics, and global responsibility.

Duty and the Ethics of Care

While traditional duty-based ethics focuses on impartial rules, the ethics of care emphasizes duty within personal relationships, focusing on empathy, compassion, and the obligations that naturally arise in caring relationships.

The philosophy of duty invites us to act beyond immediate gain, considering what it means to act rightly and fulfill moral obligations for their own sake. In doing so, it shapes how we conceive our responsibilities to ourselves, others, and society.

[wittgensteining]

yes it is a slay but does it comply with the categorical imperative

[goodthoughtsandmeditations]

God, please protect us from all categorical imperative breaking dreams, endeavors, plans, and actions.

[transrevolutions]

trees lose their leaves, when they flower I grieve and everything always feels wrong...

x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x grantaire and eponine, for @lys-9-10. @drinkwithme-exchange 2023

[woundgallery]

James Galvin

[nonage4life]

saying what are we after she asks me to talk about categorical imperatives to her

[mychlapci]

*garfield voice*: whoever invented philosophy deserves to be drug out into the street and shot

listen man, i think i would enjoy philosophy if i wasn't being bored out of my goddamn mind <- is an animation student forced to take philosophy in order to get into the program

idk what they put in philosophy classes that makes them so difficult to pay attention to. my cheese dream was the best philosophy class i've had and it was a dream and also i was crying by the end of it.

i mean i do like philosophy. but i feel like philosophy classes are less about philosophy and more about sitting in the worst chair you've ever sat in for an hour and a half, listening to the stupidest opinions anyone's ever had.

[pharawee]

Oh no, not Kant.

[pictureofdoriaaaaaangay]

why did Immanuel Kant have to be alive and think thoughts

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

Today's mood: the words "the only thing that is certain in this life is that you will die, and you will never know exactly what happens after that, only exactly how you die -- this is not an optional extra, it's the entire point"

(Yes, this is about Homestuck, I swear)

[teddybasmanov]

A vampire philosophising while threatening my life: the soul choses the body *goes on a rant about sin*. So, what do you think? Me: I think that this metaphysical nonsense is foreign to me as to a materialist.