Explain in detail Kant’s notion of the first formulation of the categorical imperative:
– how it is the basis of doing one’s duty as opposed to acting on one’s inclinations
– how rationality is the cornerstone of the categorical imperative
– and why Kant says a person is morally autonomous.
Use/answer these as the framework for answering THIS QUESTION:
According to Kant, why can’t one say, “I can lie whenever it’s in my interest to do so?”
