create a maxim and evaluate it via the three formulations of the Categorical Imperative

create a maxim and evaluate it via the three formulations of the Categorical Imperative

In 500 words or more (no less), create a maxim and evaluate it via the three formulations of the Categorical Imperative. Your maxim should only involve moral questions [i.e. “Stealing is always wrong”, but not “Doing jumping jacks is always wrong”]. The moral question should be general enough to apply to first principles and should involve no circumstantial qualifiers [i.e. “Stealing is always wrong”, not “If I am not hungry or chasing a bad guy or when no one is looking, stealing is always wrong”]. You may use examples, but you will still need to include a full scholarly definition of each with commentary. You are required to attach as a separate document an annotated bibliography (see a sample here). Using the resource center and Google Scholar (or similar scholarly tools), create an annotated bibliography with 5 sources related to an overview of the ethical theory of the week. You must cite your references using APA formatting (this is 10% of your grade).

You can find tools and examples of APA citation formats at the Purdue University Online Writing Lab.

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             A maxim happens to be short statement that contains some thoughts of wisdom or a basic rule of ethical behavior. Maxim carries a lot of wisdom and meaning in a few words and can be written in three different ways. When a maxim does not originate from a specific author then it becomes like a proverb (Cohen, 2017). This means that it becomes something that just arises from the people’s ways of living and it continues to survive because people are consistently using it,

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