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But the Kantian principle is supposed to play a similar role in arguments about what to do. Kant calls his Supreme Principle the Categorical Imperative; its various versions also have sonorous names. One is called the Formula of Universal Law; another is the Formula of the Kingdom of Ends.
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Oct 20, 2014 · In the article “A Simplified Account of Kant’s Ethics,” Onora O’Neill tries to clarify Kant’s complex moral theory which has been dubbed before as “forbiddingly difficult” (411) to understand.
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Onora Sylvia O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve, CH, CBE, HonFRS, FBA, FMedSci, MRIA (born 23 August 1941) is a British philosopher and a crossbench member of the House of Lords.
Oct 19, 2014 · Kantianism and utilitarianism have different ways for determining whether an act we do is right or wrong. According to Kant, we should look at our maxims, or intentions, of the particular action. Kantians believe “human life is valuable because humans are the bearers of rational life” (O’Neill 414).
What does O'Neill examine in this reading? She examines the demands that Kantian theory makes on us toward starving people in other countries and compares those demands with the demands of utilitarianism.
In this paper, I will describe O'Neill's connection between Kantian ethics and famine, the differences she draws between Kantian ethics and utilitarianism, and explain Singer's belief that people have strong utilitarian obligations toward the problem.
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Comparative Analysis of Arguments. At first glance, the arguments proposed by both authors are nearly identical. They seem to imply that the responsibility to aid the hungry and poor across the world is an imperfect duty, instead of Kant’s categorical imperative.
