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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> == '''Modeling 'The Categorical Imperative' (The Universal Test):''' <syntaxhighlight lang="python"> def is_it_ethical(action): """ Kant's test: Can this be a 'Universal Law'? """ # If the action destroys its own possibility when universalized, # it is 'Unethical'. test_cases = { "Lying": "If everyone lies, trust dies. Lying becomes impossible.", "Stealing": "If everyone steals, 'Ownership' dies. Stealing becomes impossible.", "Helping": "If everyone helps, everyone survives. This is a Universal Law." } return test_cases.get(action, "KANT SAYS: Think harder about the logic!") print(f"Lying: {is_it_ethical('Lying')}") print(f"Helping: {is_it_ethical('Helping')}") # This is the 'Logic of Duty'—doing what is right # because it is rational, not because it feels good. </syntaxhighlight> ; Kantian Landmarks : '''The Peace Project''' → Kant's essay "Perpetual Peace," which proposed a "League of Nations" 150 years before the UN was created. : '''The Enlightenment Definition''' → Kant defined it as "Humanity's emergence from its self-imposed immaturity." : '''Königsberg''' → A city so orderly that people famously "set their watches" by Kant's daily walk. : '''Human Dignity''' → Kant's second rule: "Treat people always as an end in themselves, never merely as a means to an end." (Don't 'use' people). </div> <div style="background-color: #8B4500; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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