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Which of the following is not the basis of Kant's categorical imperative?

Heteronomy is not the basis of Kant's categorical imperative. It makes the will depend on an external object or desired result, producing a conditional requirement. Kant…

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Which of the following is not the basis of Kant's categorical imperative?

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Heteronomy is not the basis of Kant's categorical imperative. It makes the will depend on an external object or desired result, producing a conditional requirement. Kant instead grounds moral obligation in autonomy: a rational will gives itself a rule capable of universal application and acts from duty.

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