Mary finds a wallet in the library that is filled with cash.She would like to keep the money but decides to turn it in to the lost-and-found office because if it were her wallet,she would like the person who found it to do the same.Mary reached her decision in accordance with:

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Mary's decision aligns with the categorical imperative, which is the ethical principle proposed by Immanuel Kant that one should act only according to the maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law. In other words, Mary is acting based on the principle that if a lost wallet were hers, she would want the person who found it to turn it in, and she is applying this principle universally to all situations involving lost wallets.

Mary Finds a Wallet in the Library That Is Filled