Peter Corning suggests that, "Kant's objection to the Golden Rule is especially suspect because the categorical imperative (CI) sounds a lot like a paraphrase, or perhaps a close cousin, of the same fundamental idea. In effect, it says that you should act toward others in ways that you would want everyone else to act toward others, yourself included (presumably). Calling it a universal law does not materially improve on the basic concept.".
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According to Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative, morality concerns intentions, and not outcomes.
Antonin Artaud`s theatre of cruelty grew into his categorical imperative.