Remember the steps:Kants 1st Formulation of the Categorical
Imperative: Act only from moral rules that you can at the same time
will to be universal laws.This imperative focuses on the
individual. 1.Create a maximmoral rulebased on the ethical issue.
This rule will usually take the form, I will do something (action)
in order to achieve something.2.Universalize the moral rule created
in step 1. This can, but not always, take the form, What would
happen if everyone acted this way in order to achieve what I want
to achieve?3.Consider whether the maxim could be a universal law
for all rational beings. In other words, determine if the rule
self-destructs, is self-defeating, or is a logical contradiction.
4.State your conclusion: If step 3 indicates the rule
self-destructs, is self-defeating, or is a logical contradiction,
the act is unethical.Kants 2ndFormulation of the Categorical
Imperative:Act so that you always treat both yourself and other
people as ends in themselves, and never only as a means to an end.
In other words, every action must respect the other person as
rational beings.1.Determine if following the course of action
identified as the ethical issue uses someone.2.Draw a conclusion
based on step 1
