Immanuel Kant, philosopher: “If you punish a child for being naughty and reward them for being good, they will do the right thing merely for the sake of the reward”

Back in the 18th century, the German philosopher Immanuel Kant flagged the flaw in the positive-reinforcement approach to ...
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The Categorical Imperative

Few moral precepts parallel Immanuel Kant’s concept of the Categorical Imperative (CI), in terms of their influence on the modern notion of the person as an autonomous individual; worthy of dignity, ...