MORAL PHILOSOPHY - Maxims and Universalisability in Kantian Deontology

In this series, philosophers from the University Southampton explain some of the key concepts for the AQA Philosophy A Level. Here, Fiona Woollard looks at Maxims and Universalisability in Kantian Deontology.

Study Questions:
1) What is a maxim? Give an example of something you have done today and the maxim you were acting on.
2) What does it mean for a maxim to be universalisable? Give an example of a maxim that is not universalisable