Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant

1. Kant offered his Imperatives as a way of uniting will and reason.

   • Hypthetical Imperative
     • Correspond to material principles. Imperative prescribes a course of action to satisfy a desire
   • Categorical Impertive
     • Unconditional moral duty.
     • Four formulas comprise the Categorial Imperative.
       • Formula of the Law of Nature. Will your maxim to be a universal law.
       • Formula of Humanity. Treat people as an end, not as a means.
       • Formula of Autonomy. We are obliged to follow the CI because of our rational will, not any other desire.
       • Kingdom of Ends Formula. Act as though our maxims provided a law.

2. Notion of Good Will

   • Good will is the only intrinsic, unconditional good.
   • Good will is the union of will and reason. i.e. the Imperatives.