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Immanuel Kant's Argumentative Essay

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Immanuel Kant was a firm disbeliever and the number one opponent of utilitarianism, utilitarianism is when an individual or ‘ utilitarian’ are those who believe the value of something is determined by its usefulness which completely opposes Kant’s theory. Kant believed that certain types of actions performed by individuals for example murder, stealing, lying etc. are Without question by the moral and ethics of the ‘categorical imperative’ forbidden and corrupt even in different cases where the act may bring more happiness or more benefit than harm. For Kantians ( Kant’s theory followers) they must ask themselves two essential questions whenever they decide to proceed with any act according to his moral theory of ‘categorical imperative’ 1.
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