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Universalizability, the Glossary

Index Universalizability

The concept of universalizability was set out by the 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant as part of his work Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 9 relations: Categorical imperative, Deontology, General will, Germany, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Maxim (philosophy), Performative contradiction.

  2. Kantianism

Categorical imperative

The categorical imperative (kategorischer Imperativ) is the central philosophical concept in the deontological moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant. Universalizability and categorical imperative are Kantianism.

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Deontology

In moral philosophy, deontological ethics or deontology (from Greek: +) is the normative ethical theory that the morality of an action should be based on whether that action itself is right or wrong under a series of rules and principles, rather than based on the consequences of the action.

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General will

In political philosophy, the general will (volonté générale) is the will of the people as a whole.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785; Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten; also known as the Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals, Grounding of the Metaphysics of Morals, and the Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals) is the first of Immanuel Kant's mature works on moral philosophy and the first of his trilogy of major works on ethics alongside the Critique of Practical Reason and The Metaphysics of Morals.

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Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant (born Emanuel Kant; 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804) was a German philosopher and one of the central Enlightenment thinkers. Universalizability and Immanuel Kant are Kantianism.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher (philosophe), writer, and composer.

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Maxim (philosophy)

A maxim is simply a moral rule or principle, which can be considered dependent on one's philosophy. Universalizability and maxim (philosophy) are Kantianism.

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Performative contradiction

A performative contradiction (performativer Widerspruch) arises when the making of an utterance rests on necessary presuppositions that contradict the proposition asserted in the utterance.

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See also

Kantianism

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universalizability

Also known as Universalisability, Universalisable, Universalisably, Universalizable, Universalizably.