kant
The paper must be typed using Times New Roman 12-point font and double-spaced using MLA formatting (Links to an external site.).
Do NOT include a title.
Make sure to save your paper with the following file name:
[your last name] WTL 5.
Example: Bohorquez WTL 5.
You must submit your paper in a format that is compatible with Microsoft Word. If I have difficulty reading your paper because of the format in which it was submitted, I will consider your paper as not submitted. Though pdf files are compatible with MS Word, the conversion process makes the files very difficult to read. Please do NOT submit your paper as a pdf.
Submit this as an attachment to Canvas Eagle Online. I will not accept hard copies or e-mail submissions of your paper. Make sure that you know how to and can submit to Canvas Eagle Online before the deadline.
The length of the submission MUST be at least the minimum. Only use words in the body of the paper toward word count. Click on the following link for information on setting up word count on MS Word: Word Count (Links to an external site.)
You must also have at least 1 relevant and explanatory direct quote (not a paraphrase) from the primary text with which we have worked.
When referring to texts please use parenthetical citations in MLA format. Right-click on the link for MLA format info: MLA format (Links to an external site.).
Make sure to include a Works Cited page.
This paper is not intended to be a research paper. My expectations are that you will demonstrate an earnest engagement with the topic of the assignment. Make sure to dedicate attention to defining all terms, though. Do not cite dictionaries when providing definitions. Use your own words to explain the key terms of the topic.
This assignment is due Sunday, December 5 at 11:59:00 pm.
Write a 250 to 300-word ESSAY reflection upon the prompt below.
In our translation of Kant’s Groundwork for a Metaphysics of Morals, at the end of the first paragraph on page 4:431 (the one that continues from 4:430), he provides the formula of autonomy. In the next paragraph of the text, Kant elaborates on this formula. Explain the formula of autonomy in your own words. What is the significance of this formula in relation to many of the reasons that people give for obeying laws or doing the right thing? In other words, what reason(s) do people usually give to children (and sometimes adults) to get them to behave? (You might want to consider the typical reasons that parents give to their children as to why they should share toys with others or why they should be nice to others. Or consider the reasons adults give for obeying their societies’ laws or the dictates of their faiths.) What would Kant say to those children (or adults)?
For this WTL, you should spend at least half of WTL 3 clearly explaining the formula of autonomy in your own words. Then devote the rest of your submission addressing the significance of the formula.
