A minimum of comfort is necessary for the practice of virtue.

Patrice Lumumba

Congo, My Country

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Topic

Moral theory

Author

Patrice Lumumba

Source

Congo, My Country

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Anti-colonial activist National leader Politician

From

Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa

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Citation

Lumumba, Patrice. Congo, My Country. Praeger, 1962, ch. 3.

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There is... Only a single categorical imperative and it is this: Act only on that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.

Immanuel Kant

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How to behave Moral theory

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Immanuel Kant
Source
The Metaphysics of Morals
Genre
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Statement Type
Precepts and axioms Advice
Language
German
Time
1785 1780s 18th century
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Original Citation

Kant, Immanuel. Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten [Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals]. Riga: J. F. Hartknoch, 1785.

Current Citation

Kant, Immanuel. Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, translated by Mary Gregor and Jes Timmermann. Cambridge University Press, 2012.