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    The hypothetical imperative as an indicator of irrational will: the case of the 2018 Toronto van attack

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    Stevenson, K. (2022) 'The hypothetical imperative as an indicator of irrational will: the case of the 2018 Toronto van attack', International Journal of Theology, Philosophy and Science, 7(13), 13-23, https://doi.org/10.26520/ijtps.2023.7.13.13-23.
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    Date
    2023
    Author
    Stevenson, Kevin
    Peer Reviewed
    Yes
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    Stevenson, K. (2022) 'The hypothetical imperative as an indicator of irrational will: the case of the 2018 Toronto van attack', International Journal of Theology, Philosophy and Science, 7(13), 13-23, https://doi.org/10.26520/ijtps.2023.7.13.13-23.
    Abstract
    The categorical imperative inherent in Kant's ethics has had indubitable historical influence on societies worldwide whether in the form of laws, democracy or public deliberation. The Toronto Van Attack of 2018 and its subsequent legal trial is a case example that shows how the categorical imperative can be applied to assist in understanding the reasoning for the case's guilty verdict. This paper will convey the applicability of the categorical imperative for examining criminal case studies by closing the gap between ethical theory and practice. Such closure will be shown to assist in understanding why a perpetrator of a crime can be found guilty of following a hypothetical imperative to base their actions. The rationale for the verdict in this case will be shown to be based on the perpetrator's responsibility in the form of maintaining autonomy despite having an autism diagnosis. The perpetrator will be shown to have acted on an irrational will and yet was treated in the legal sense as a rational individual. Such rationality was maintained despite complications with their autonomy in the form of relativism and ethical solipsism.
    Keywords
    Autism
    Autonomy
    Categorical imperative
    Categorical imperative
    Ethical solipsism
    Hypothetical imperative
    Language (ISO 639-3)
    eng
    Publisher
    Ideas Forum International Academic and Scientific Association (IFIASA)
    Rights
    IFIASA allows open access to articles to be published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License. This license ensures that authorship is properly and fully attributed to his author and that IFIASA is recognized as the original place of publication.
    License URI
    https://www.ifiasa.com/ijtps-no-13-november-2023
    DOI
    10.26520/ijtps.2023.7.13.13-23
    URI
    https://dspace.mic.ul.ie/handle/10395/3319
    ISSN
    2601-1697
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