A criticism of the first version of the categorical imperative made in the text is that
a. it could lead one to conclude that trivial and even immoral actions are moral duties.
b. it does not emphasize consistency enough.
c. it does not provide us with any moral absolutes.
d. it is only concerned with the external action and does not take a person’s motives into account.
a. it could lead one to conclude that trivial and even immoral actions are moral duties.
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