Philosophy A-Level
Contradiction in will
What Contradiction in will means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Contradiction in will
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Arises when the universalised maxim is conceivable but cannot be consistently willed because it frustrates a necessary end of rational agents.
Topics that use Contradiction in will
- Normative ethical theories (AQA A-Level)
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- Contradiction in conception
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- Doctrine of the mean
- Eudaimonia as final end and self-sufficient good
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