Philosophy and Categorical Imperative

The categorical imperative is Kant’s term for a moral rule that is justified because of its logic and if one can wish for maxim to become a worldwide law it qualifies as a categorical imperative. Persons rational being should be regarded as dignified beings that have their personal goals in life. “Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe…the starry heavens above and the moral law within.”(Immanuel Kant)

Kant’s concern is with morality and nature. He asserts an overall system of the universe in which their positive assurance is guaranteed. According to Kant, reluctant results from the error of going after a basis for positive assurance where it cannot be found in the content of experience and the realm of assurance is placed in the embodiment of reason itself.

Kant determines the categorical imperative guide to morality by a breakdown of knowledge that the requisite and wholeness of scientific knowledge are guaranteed by the laws through which the categories of the mind become productive. The categories are a priori in which they are not put together from acquaintance but befitting to experience which is an essential precondition of knowledge.

Through the categorical imperative, one differentiates right from wrong actions and is also the downright instructions for behavior. It is put together upon everyone because each sensible being verbally recognizes authority and acknowledges a duty to follow reason. Reason prescribes duty and the moral measures and holds whether or not people genuinely follow it. Something done in accordance to duty is better than something done out of duty. For example, someone knocks on the door asking for money. The person who gives the money, just gives it and becomes not truly moral and only gives out due to inclination, even though they gave money.

Kant’s weakness makes no acknowledgement for grace and sympathy to stimulate