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Immanuel Kant
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Noun1.Immanuel Kant - influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804)Immanuel Kant - influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804)
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The source of the disagreement between Kantian moralists and utilitarians is that the Kantians try to make certain rules absolute and seek an unattainable degree of certainty.
Government promotion of moral issues: gambling, smoking, and ... by Graglia, Lino A. / Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
The first reason is that even Kantians typically believe that moral rules can be subject to consequentialist override if the consequences are sufficiently serious.
If people would be outraged by their rulings, should judges care? by Sunstein, Cass R. / Stanford Law Review
5) To Kantians, a central concept in ethics is duty, which determines a person's moral obligations toward others as well as himself.
A Kantian critique of antitrust: on morality and microsoft by White, Mark D. / Journal of Private Enterprise
 
 
 
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