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The Moral Theory of Kantianism
Moral theories are a large part of everyday life as they demonstrate if an action is
justified as right or wrong. In the 1700s, Immanuel Kant proposed a deontological theory known
as Kantianism. Kantianism believes there is a universal moral in which everyone should follow
as as obligation. The view of Kantianism states that an act is right if and only if it conforms with
the categorical imperative, which is a command to do something without exception and
regardless of any contingent circumstances. A categorical imperative basically means a command
to do something without worrying about the ulterior motive. Kant’s theory believes that the
moral law is stated as a categorical imperative because you are required to follow the commands
of morality no matter what the outcome is. Another type of imperative is the hypothetical
imperative. Contrary to categorical, hypothetical is a command to do something for a particular
goal or end. An example of this is to stay out of jail, you should not commit any crimes.