Immanuel Kant | Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals
In this excerpt from Kant's moral philosophy, we are first introduced to the concepts of good will, duty, and moral worth, followed by a discussion leading up to the fundamental principle of the categorical imperative. The passage concludes with Kant's examples demonstrating the distinction between perfect and imperfect duties.
-Kant's ___________imperative is to act as if your action follows from a universal law.
A) categorical
B) hypothetical
C) scientific
D) practical

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Kant's categorical imperative is the principle that one should act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law.