ACT[ua]L Writings

  Deontology: The Will, Autonomy, And The Categorical Imperative The Will The Pure Will; That is, the will in itself as a Noun The will in itself refers to the pure, unchanging aspect of the will that is not influenced by external factors or desires. It is the source of moral autonomy and freedom. According to Kant, the will in itself is not something that can be known or understood through experience, but is rather a concept that is inferred from the existence of moral responsibility. He believed that the will in itself is the foundation of moral law and that it serves as the ultimate criterion for determining the moral value of an action. In contrast, Kant believed that the will as it appears in experience, what he called the "phenomenal will," is often influenced by various desires, inclinations and other external factors. These external factors can cloud the rational aspect of the will and lead to actions that are not morally good. He believed that the task of moral philo

  An Inquiry into the Morality of Abortion Assertion of My Axioms A moral axiom is a basic principle or rule that is considered to be self-evident or universally accepted in a particular ethical or moral system. Perhaps the most common example of this is the phrase “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. Moral axioms underlie all moral systems as the ‘foundation’ upon which all moral arguments ultimately rest. They are the metaphorical bedrock to which all (valid) moral arguments may be reduced, and the boundary of all discussion.  One’s view of the nature of axioms will necessarily depend on a number of meta-ethical stances. I don’t say this to be obtuse. Rather, I want you, the reader, to be aware that the following view of axioms I will present and sustain throughout is by no means to be taken as universal or objective. Speaking of objectivity; if you believe that morality is a matter of objective inquiry (ie. in the style of Kant), you are likely to believe that axioms