Kant's Categorical Imperative and it's Application
What is the difference between hypothetical imperatives and categorical imperatives? What is the first formulation of Kant’s Categorical Imperative? First explain the loose version and then the formal one. Apply it to three of Kant's 4 examples, i.e., promise-breaking, not developing talents, not giving to charity, or suicide. Then apply the Categorical Imperative to the following maxim, "To save time, I will cut in line at the grocery store when no one is looking." Be sure to discuss any contradictions and duties that arise. What is the second formulation of Kant’s categorical imperative? Apply it to the following maxim, "To save 5 lives, I will harvest the organs of an unwilling healthy person when they come in for a checkup."