Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulsen – Chapter 3: Toward Manassas

a4 = the act of giving nothing to charity. Maxim M(a4) = When I am flourishing and others are in distress, I shall give nothing to charity. Kant’s argument: Everyone necessarily wills that he or she be helped in desperate circumstances. If everyone necessarily wills this, then no one can consistently will that M(a4) be a universal law. ................
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