Kant & Categorical Imperatives: Crash Course Philosophy #35

Our next stop on our tour of ethics is Kant’s ethics. Today Hank explains hypothetical and categorical imperatives, the universalizability principle, autonomy, and what it means to treat people as ends-in-themselves, rather than as mere means.

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[RiyadAhmed]

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[joshuajones]

5:34 anyone else wondering why Tony had to take a bath at this crucial moment?

[AvailableUsernameTed]

"No son I will not drive you to the mall. Your asking me is a violation of Kant's Secondary Categorical Imperative." "Awww Dad!!"

[dramagirl]

We learned about Kant in one of my philosophy classes, and when we got to the formula of humanity, we talked about whether or not sugar daddies are ethical. It was an interesting conversation

[baranxlr]

"I remember you were a phliosopher, but can you tell me your name?"
"I. Kant"

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[BrownHairL]

In my opinion, if Elvira just told the murderer that Tony was home, she would be a Kant.

[TheLaughingOut]

My understanding of the categorical imperative is not that we wouldn't all want everyone to steal, but that universalizing theft would negate the concept of theft altogether. If stealing were the norm then property wouldn't exist in the way it does today. Stealing would become merely taking. If the imperative was to steal then the concept of stealing wouldn't be possible.

[chalkchalkson]

In Germany Kant is taught a LOT in philosophy classes and if you wondered, no his wording isn't more understandable in the German original. In fact it is even more confusing since he uses strange formulations like "durch die du zugleich wollen kannst" wich is a very strange usage of "durch".

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[upandatom]

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[tachelbrown]

I was really nervous about my Ethics test today because I didn't feel like my professor went over the information well enough, and we don't have a textbook for me to study. When I found this video, it cleared up all of my confusion about Kant's ethics. Thank you SO much.

[danielosaigbovo]

Categorical Imperative : What do you think?
Hypothetical Imperative :Well I -
Categorical Imperative : It doesn't matter what you think!

[Joeobrown]

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[michaelroy]

I thought I had fully grasped the categorical imperative in my class, but I never actually knew that it meant that something that is wrong in one situation is wrong in every situation for all people. Thank you for clarifying this for me, my exam tomorrow will go all the better because of you! :)