Foot, Philippa. Morality as a System of Hypothetical Imperatives
1972, The Philosophical Review, Vol. 81, No. 3. (Jul., 1972), pp. 305-316
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Added by: Giada Fratantonio
Summary: In this well known paper, the author argues that there are no categorical imperatives. In a nutshell, the author's logical outline runs - schematically - as follows: i) imperatives can be either categorical or imperative ii) moral imperatives are not categorical, iii) Therefore, there are hypotetical.Can’t find it?Contribute the texts you think should be here and we’ll add them soon!
Comment: This can be used as main text in an introductory undergraduate course on ethics or meta-ethics.