The Categorical Imperitive

The Categorical Imperitive

1. The Universal Law

   • "Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law"
     • Formula of the Law of Nature
       • Moral laws must be applied in all situations and all rational beings universally, without exception. If an action is is right for me it must be right for everyone. If it's wrong for one person then it is wrong for all people. "For an action to be morally valid, the agent must not carry out the action unless he or she believes that, in the same sitaution, all people shoulf act n the same way.