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« on: October 29, 2008, 01:18:31 am »

Sorry, my comp was in repair for a few days, but yea, it's not so much lesser of 2 evils, but any amount of right prevailing over any amount of evil, as displayed and exponentially multiplied in the example I gave. Lying is wrong, and even if murder is much worse, it's not OK to lie even if your lie is preventing murder.

For your example, if your parents believed it is right to turn in bank robbers (as most of society would), they would be compelled to turn you in regardless of you being their son. As far as Kant and the categorical imperative is concerned, if murder is wrong, it is wrong to murder the murderer, for that would be a violation of the categorical imperative that murder is wrong. If it's ok for him to murder, it is ok for you to murder him. It still comes down to personal preference, but your personal preference must reign supreme for every example which it can be applied. If you feel it is ok to murder the murderer, you must also believe that the murderer was acting moral in his decision to murder.

As far as you researching Kant is concered, I give you a  Afro. I recommend 'Logic' as a good place to start as it lays the foundation for the modern understanding of the word. He is a great place to start but a horrible place to end research, as many of his theories have been extensively studied, analyzed, and refined over the last few hundred years.
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