Your Own Morals as a Universal Law?
Imagine if every choice you made—every lie, every promise, every decision—became a universal law that everyone had to follow. If you cheat on a test, you've just approved a world where everyone cheats. If you break a promise, you've endorsed a world where promises mean nothing. Kant’s **Categorical Imperative** asks: Would I want my action to be a rule that applies to all people, at all times? If the answer is no, then it’s not a moral action. *Simple. Brutal. And profoundly effective.*
Immanuel Kant was an influential philosopher of the Enlightenment era, best known for his work in moral philosophy, particularly in *The Metaphysics of Morals*, where he laid out the foundations of duty-based ethics. His ideas continue to shape modern ethical frameworks.
Based on Kant’s Ethics: Crash Course Philosophy #35, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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