APPLYING CATEGORICAL

IMPERATIVE IN DECISION MAKING

IMMANUEL KANT

1. DELIBERATION – knowing or understanding the

issue or problem.
- identify and describe the issue/problem
 APPLYING CATEGFORICAL
IMPERATIVE IN DECISION MAKING
IMMANUEL KANT

2. IDENTIFICATION– determining all possible

alternatives/choices/options available to solve the
problem or issue.
 APPLYING CATEGFORICAL
IMPERATIVE IN DECISION MAKING
IMMANUEL KANT

3. EVALUATION– assessing and evaluating all

alternatives/choices/options; and determine the
positive points or advantages and negative points or
disadvantages on each of the
alternative/choice/option.
 APPLYING CATEGFORICAL
IMPERATIVE IN DECISION MAKING
IMMANUEL KANT

4. DISCRIMINATION– judging or choosing from

available alternatives/choices/options. The best
alternative/choice/option is that WHICH RESPECTS
THE MORAL RIGHTS OF ONESELF AND
OTHERS AND DOES NOT VIOLATE ANY LAW.
(Partial or final decision to the issue or problem)
 APPLYING CATEGFORICAL
IMPERATIVE IN DECISION MAKING
IMMANUEL KANT

5. IMPLEMENTATION– Once an ethical course of

action was identified, it should be performed
regardless of its possible consequences. Stand firm
and believe that you have done the right thing or
decision.
 PROBLEM/
To become a priest or to
ISSUE/Decision
embrace married life
Making
I need to decide either to
DELIBERATION become priest or to establish my
own family.
IDENTIFICATION Choice 1 – to become a priest
Choice 2 – to establish my own
family
EVALUATION Choice 1 – to become a priest
Advantages-

Disadvantages-
EVALUATION Choice 2 – to establish my own
family
Advantages-

Disadvantages-
DISCRIMINATION I choose to establish a family of
my own because…
This is the final decision that I
am going to make.
IMPLEMENTATION I will tell my parents that my
decision is to establish a
family of my own.
The necessary actions that I
am going to do are….