what would immanuel kant's theory be regarding organ donation

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Request for Question Clarification by scriptor-ga on 28 Sep 2004 09:23 PDT

During his life, Immanuel Kant developed numerous philosophical
theories. To which one are you referring in this case?

Scriptor

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 29 Sep 2004 09:05 PDT

The gastrological imperative...?

What would Immanuel Kant's theory be regarding the purchasing of homework answers?

Kant's Categorical imperative states that one should 'Act only on that
maxim which you can at the same time will to become a universal law.'
'I ought to do my own homework' is clearly a maxim which falls under
the categorical imperative.
Now go and consider which maxims can be generated about organ donation. 
The key work is Kant's 'Groundwork to the Metaphysics of Morals' (also
translated as the 'Foundation to the Metaphysics of Morals'). There is
also a translation and commentary by A J Paton, called 'The Moral
Law'.