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Tolerant according to Immanuel Kant

Tolerant according to Immanuel Kant

If the church is no longer in charge, how can we still know the difference between good and bad behaviour? Immanuel Kant showed how individuals could make up their own mind.

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Apr 06, 2024
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We move on to the next main moral movement, particularly the version developed by Immanuel Kant. Deontology, simply put, formulates our moral duties on the basis of rules. Those rules should apply to everyone. What you should do flows from those rules. Don't lie, don't steal, etc.

Aristoteles thought it was impossible to find these generally applicable r…

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