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In the Metaphysics of Ethics (1797) Kant described his ethical system, which is based on a belief that the reason is the final authority for morality. Actions of any sort, he believed, must be undertaken from a sense of duty dictated by reason, and no action performed for expediencyor solely in obedience to law or custom can be regarded as moral. Kant described two types of commands given by reason. The first was hypothetical imperative, which dictates a given course of action to reach a specific end, and the categorical imperative, which dictates a course of action that must be followed because of its rightness and necessity. The categorical imperative is the basis of morality and was stated by Kant as "Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a general natural law." Kant’s broke his rule based ethics down into two parts. The first being hypotheticalimperative reason. It is a method in which we try to attainan end such as happiness. The hypothetical imperative includes the ability to lie under certain circumstances when it is prudent.
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