There are three versions of how Kant argues his theory. We will discuss the first two and how they are formulated and used. Kant states that moral truth or code must be absolute, also referred to a imperative. Now, the imperatives need to be a rational code that can stand up to argument as well be useful and adaptive to new moral outlooks. Kant’s categorical imperative states, “act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.” (Kant’s paper) Now to use this theory as truth we must always have others, and ends in the back of our minds when making decisions. The second version of Kant’s theory, states that “act so that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in that of another, always as an end and never as a means only” (Kant’s paper). His second version was created as an aid to proving the first version and showing its value. Since Kant sees humans as rational beings, then they are imperatives and therefor must be treated not for what can come of them for us but what can happen to them if our decision is made. Both of his formulations are categorical imperatives and must be universal throughout time and space. With the implementation of the theories we have to see humans as ends and we must act only if we would wish that the same would happen to us in every other similar situation. (Kants
There are three versions of how Kant argues his theory. We will discuss the first two and how they are formulated and used. Kant states that moral truth or code must be absolute, also referred to a imperative. Now, the imperatives need to be a rational code that can stand up to argument as well be useful and adaptive to new moral outlooks. Kant’s categorical imperative states, “act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.” (Kant’s paper) Now to use this theory as truth we must always have others, and ends in the back of our minds when making decisions. The second version of Kant’s theory, states that “act so that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in that of another, always as an end and never as a means only” (Kant’s paper). His second version was created as an aid to proving the first version and showing its value. Since Kant sees humans as rational beings, then they are imperatives and therefor must be treated not for what can come of them for us but what can happen to them if our decision is made. Both of his formulations are categorical imperatives and must be universal throughout time and space. With the implementation of the theories we have to see humans as ends and we must act only if we would wish that the same would happen to us in every other similar situation. (Kants