e demands that the action be performed for that actions own sake. Referring this to the question, Is it immoral for a person to write lies on his/her resume? The maxim could be when you need a job, it’s ok to lie on you resume, but if you apply this maxim to universality test it is clear that if everyone lied on there resume no employers would ever receive competent help and business would not get done. Kant believe what we must do in a moral situation of choice is to act according to a maxim that we would will everyone to act according to. Meaning that in a situation of morality act as how you think others would act if they were in your situation. When you lie Kant described it as “you are taking an exception to the general rule that says everyone should tell the truth and believe that what you are saying is true. When you lie, you do not thereby will that everyone else lie and not believe that what you are saying is true, because in this case your lie would never work to get what you want.” Kant believed humans have value only under certain conditions, and this value can be used for good or for evil. Therefore if everyone were to go around lying the world would be a horrible place to live. Kant also had a concept of good will witch explains why actions do not depend on the out come. Witch Kant says that will is acting in accord with law. Therefore for one to tell a lie is not in accord with law.How would I answer this question, Is it immoral for a person to write lies on his/her resume? Before I wrote this paper my view on the subject of lying was a little different than it is now. As for the two philosophers I agree with both of their grounding on morals and ethics in some way or another. Although I feel in some situations that lying may be permissible and is needed. When one chooses to lie they should whey out the options and the consequences of their action. Then deciding whether that lie will produce good or bad ...
