For the formalist thinker Immanuel Kant,to be ethical requires that people act with a good intent.To have a good intent,people have to act in ways that are ethically consistent.This emphasis on consistency Kant called the _____.
A) protestant ethic
B) categorical imperative
C) pure reason
D) practical reason
E) hypothetical imperative

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For the formalist thinker Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), to be ethical requires that people act with a good intent. To have a good intent, people have to act in ways that are ethically consistent. This emphasis on consistency Kant called the categorical imperative. The categorical imperative implies that people have a moral duty to act in the way they believe everyone should act.

For the Formalist Thinker Immanuel Kant,to Be Ethical Requires That