What Does It Mean for a Moral Duty to Be

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Essay

What does it mean for a moral duty to be absolute? Give an example of a moral duty (besides the principle of universalizability) that Kant believed to be absolute. Does the principle of universalizability require us to regard this moral duty as absolute? Why or why not?

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