
Episode 10: Kantian Ethics: What Should We Do?
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
00:00
The Hypothetical Imperative
Kant's categorical imperative would be that which represented an action as necessary of itself, without reference to another and as objectively sary. But he contrasts it to this hypothetical imperative. So i suppose a hypothetical imperative would be, if you want to be healthy, you should exercis doyougo or honor ther. And so they just call out the categorical imparative. What that means is it applies categorically across the board. It applies to you regardless of your particular goals or situation,. yes. According to kant, when you get rid of all this empirical stuff, all that remains is universality. That is to say, i ought never to act except in such a
Transcript
Play full episode