A Possible Ethical Imperative Based on the Entropy Law

A Possible Ethical Imperative Based on the Entropy Law

Lindsay in an article titled, “Entropy consumption and values in physical science,” (Am. Sci. 1959, 47, 678–696) proposed a Thermodynamic Imperative similar to Kant’s Ethical Categorical Imperative. In this paper, after describing the concept of ethical imperative as elaborated by Kant, we provide a...

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Main Author: Mehrdad Massoudi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-11-01
Series:Entropy
Subjects:
entropy law
ethics
ethical imperative
environmental ethics
sustainability
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/18/11/389

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