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The formula of universal law demands that we have an "impartial will" in that it commands that we
{ 1 } - act only as we are willing for anyone to act in the exact same circumstances.
{ 2 } - give equal weight to everyone's interests, regardless of how the person relates to us.
{ 3 } - not have desires about particular persons that we don't have for everyone else in similar circumstances.
{ 4 } - have no particular desires -- but always desire the same sort of thing for the same sort of case, regardless of the individuals involved.
{ 5 } - all of the above.
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The formula of universal law demands that we have an "impartial will" in that it commands that we
{ 1 } - act only as we are willing for anyone to act in the exact same circumstances.
{ 2 } - give equal weight to everyone's interests, regardless of how the person relates to us.
{ 3 } - not have desires about particular persons that we don't have for everyone else in similar circumstances.
{ 4 } - have no particular desires -- but always desire the same sort of thing for the same sort of case, regardless of the individuals involved.
{ 5 } - all of the above.
You must keep your actions and desires within the bounds of what you judge to be permissible. And what you judge permissible in one case you must also judge permissible (and thus consent to) in all similar cases.
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The formula of universal law demands that we have an "impartial will" in that it commands that we
{ 1 } - act only as we are willing for anyone to act in the exact same circumstances.
{ 2 } - give equal weight to everyone's interests, regardless of how the person relates to us.
{ 3 } - not have desires about particular persons that we don't have for everyone else in similar circumstances.
{ 4 } - have no particular desires -- but always desire the same sort of thing for the same sort of case, regardless of the individuals involved.
{ 5 } - all of the above.
You might give greater weight to your children's interests. The formula doesn't forbid this -- since you might be willing that others give greater weight to their children's interests in the same circumstances.
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The formula of universal law demands that we have an "impartial will" in that it commands that we
{ 1 } - act only as we are willing for anyone to act in the exact same circumstances.
{ 2 } - give equal weight to everyone's interests, regardless of how the person relates to us.
{ 3 } - not have desires about particular persons that we don't have for everyone else in similar circumstances.
{ 4 } - have no particular desires -- but always desire the same sort of thing for the same sort of case, regardless of the individuals involved.
{ 5 } - all of the above.
You might desire to marry Ima without desiring to marry everyone else in similar circumstances. The formula doesn't forbid this.
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The formula of universal law demands that we have an "impartial will" in that it commands that we
{ 1 } - act only as we are willing for anyone to act in the exact same circumstances.
{ 2 } - give equal weight to everyone's interests, regardless of how the person relates to us.
{ 3 } - not have desires about particular persons that we don't have for everyone else in similar circumstances.
{ 4 } - have no particular desires -- but always desire the same sort of thing for the same sort of case, regardless of the individuals involved.
{ 5 } - all of the above.
You might desire to win the lottery but not desire that others in similar situations win it. This needn't violate the formula.
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The formula of universal law demands that we have an "impartial will" in that it commands that we
{ 1 } - act only as we are willing for anyone to act in the exact same circumstances.
{ 2 } - give equal weight to everyone's interests, regardless of how the person relates to us.
{ 3 } - not have desires about particular persons that we don't have for everyone else in similar circumstances.
{ 4 } - have no particular desires -- but always desire the same sort of thing for the same sort of case, regardless of the individuals involved.
{ 5 } - all of the above.
One is true.
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