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Moral Imperative

Moral Imperative. What is a moral imperative?. A moral imperative is a principle originating inside a person's mind that compels that person to act. The Father of All. Immanuel Kant German philosopher (1724-1804) Argued reason is the source of morality. Kant’s philosophy.

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Moral Imperative

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  1. Moral Imperative

  2. What is a moral imperative? • A moral imperative is a principle originating inside a person's mind that compels that person to act

  3. The Father of All • Immanuel Kant • German philosopher (1724-1804) • Argued reason is the source of morality

  4. Kant’s philosophy • the unconditional moral principle that one's behavior should accord with universalizable maxims which respect persons as ends in themselves; the obligation to do one's duty for its own sake and not in pursuit of further ends

  5. Jean-Paul Sartre • French philosopher • 1905-1905 • existentialist

  6. Sartre’s philosophy • Sartre in his many works regards responsibility as the necessary consequence of inalienable human freedom. This is another reason why he also favors a strict "either - or" between God's existence and human freedom: either God exists or man is free and responsible. There is no third possibility and all philosophical efforts to find an intermediate way between divine omniscience and human freedom are simply a waste of time.

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