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PRONUNCIATION OF UNIVERSALIZABILITY

universalizability  [ˌjuːnɪˌvɜːsəlaɪzəˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNIVERSALIZABILITY

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Universalizability is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNIVERSALIZABILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Universalizability

The concept of universalizability was set out by the 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant as part of his work Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals. It is part of the first formulation of his categorical imperative, which states that the only morally acceptable maxims of our actions are those that could rationally be willed to be universal law. The precise meaning of universalizability is contentious, but the most common interpretation is that the categorical imperative asks whether the maxim of your action could become one that everyone could act upon in similar circumstances. If the action could be universalized, then it is morally acceptable. Otherwise, it is not. For instance, one can determine whether a maxim of lying to secure a loan is moral by attempting to universalize it and applying reason to the results. If everyone lied to secure loans, the very practices of promising and lending would fall apart, and the maxim would then become impossible. Kant calls such acts examples of a contradiction in conception, which is much like a performative contradiction, because they undermine the very basis for their existence.

Definition of universalizability in the English dictionary

The definition of universalizability in the dictionary is the thesis that any moral judgment must be equally applicable to every relevantly identical situation. Other definition of universalizability is the Kantian principle that if a course of action cannot be universally adopted it must be morally impermissible.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNIVERSALIZABILITY


ability
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accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
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stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNIVERSALIZABILITY

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Universal Soul
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WORDS THAT END LIKE UNIVERSALIZABILITY

agility
credibility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of universalizability in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «universalizability» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNIVERSALIZABILITY

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The translations of universalizability from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «universalizability» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

普遍化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

universalizabilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

universalizability
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

universalizability
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

universalizability
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

универсализуемости
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

universalizabilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

universalizability
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

universalisabilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebolehpercayaan universal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Universalisierbarkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

universalizability
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

universalizability
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Universalizability
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

universalizability
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

universalizability
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्वव्यापीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

universalizability
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

universalizzabilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uniwersalizowalności
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

універсалізуемості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

universalizability
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

universalizability
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Translator English - Afrikaans

universalizability
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Translator English - Swedish

universalizability
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

universalizability
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of universalizability

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNIVERSALIZABILITY»

The term «universalizability» is used very little and occupies the 181.628 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNIVERSALIZABILITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about universalizability

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNIVERSALIZABILITY»

Discover the use of universalizability in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to universalizability and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Universalizability and Resultance: An Argument Against ...
One interesting position in ethics currently is occupied by Jonathan Dancy's version of particularism.
David Barrett, 2008
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Cengage Advantage Books: Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong
The theme that ties all of these formulations together is universalizability: Can a particular course of action be generalized so that it applies to any relevantly similar person in that kind of situation? For Kant, determining whether a maxim can ...
Louis Pojman, James Fieser, 2011
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Interpretive Reasoning
Granted, private conditions undermine and ultimately defeat appeals to the Universalizability Principle. However, private conditions that are irrelevant to a given interpretive choice will not be regarded as obstacles to Universalizability. f or ...
Laurent Stern, 2005
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Applied Ethics: Critical Concepts in Philosophy
This observation invites a closer examination of the meaning and import of universalizability. What seems right about the idea of universalizability is the following. If any person judges that X is morally required in circumstance Cb then that ...
Ruth F. Chadwick, Doris Schroeder, 2002
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Corporate Social Responsibility: An Ethical Approach
Universalizability. Kant's first formulation is that one should act only according to that maxim (i.e., rule) which can be universalized. He states, “Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a ...
Mark S. Schwartz, 2011
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Justice and Caring: The Search for Common Ground in Education
Hence there is a path that connects universalizability, reciprocity, and the ( allegedly) unsituated self. Properly interpreted, the logical ideal of universalizability surely does characterize all good arguments. As I have characterized it, ...
Michael S. Katz, Nel Noddings, Kenneth A. Strike, 1999
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Situating the Self: Gender, Community, and Postmodernism in ...
versalist ethical theory, which views universalizability in ethics as a moral conversation governed by certain procedural constraints, avoid the "dismal choice" (O'Neill) between triviality or inconsistency? Hegel's critique assumes but does not ...
Seyla Benhabib, 1992
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The Routledge Dictionary of Philosophy
Universalizability Universalizability have just seen, too wide to define morality completely. Universalizability in the sense of impartiality (in particular, not favouring oneself) seems to be a principle which marks the moral from the immoral, rather ...
Michael Proudfoot, A.R. Lacey, 2009
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The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy
One alleged resemblance is that if the GP is involved in the GP, then it is involved in the CI, and this would help explain the moral relevance of Kant's universalizability test. (4) A further extension of the term 'universalizability' appears in Alan ...
Robert Audi, 1999
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Empiricism and Ethics
is irritating' you do imply that it is because he is smug that he is irritating, and that in relevantly similar circumstances other people's smugness will also be irritating. 3. SOCIAL UNIVERSALIZABILITY AND RULES Is there also a parallel to social ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNIVERSALIZABILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term universalizability is used in the context of the following news items.
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14 Reasons the Supreme Court Got It Wrong on Gay Marriage
Immanuel Kant formulated the "principle of universalizability" based on his categorical imperative. Any moral rule should be able to be applied universally. «Charisma News, Jul 15»
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全憲盟觀點》修憲應合乎普遍法理與國家共善
憲法與國會制定法構成的法規則體系,都必須合乎普遍性原則(Universalizability),這是現代民主法治國家的基本法理。 吾人遵守具有普遍性的法律,乃是遵守人人 ... «自由時報電子報, Mar 15»
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Why I won't vote this year – or any year
Neither do I agree that the personal is the political. I fully reject the Kantian universalizability principle that underlies so much of contemporary moral discussion. «The Guardian, Oct 14»
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Desacuerdo y Racionalidad en la Toma de Decisiones
En su artículo “Universalizability of Moral Judgments”, Peter Winch sometió el punto de vista de Sidgwick y su reafirmación por parte de Singer a una crítica ... «ElEspectador.com, Oct 14»
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The death of Robin Williams prompts grassroots conversation about …
The act of sharing connects to the theory of “universalizability,” Kaplan said. We are social creatures, he said, and “it is extremely helpful to know that there are ... «Washington Post, Aug 14»
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A Semi-Practical Approach to Kant
... risk to drive to work? With Kant, there's no tolerable does of willed evil, since universalizability always blows the problem up to scales you actually care about. «Patheos, May 14»
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Review by Brad Frazier
Consequently, he rejects the "universalizability of judgments" for the problem of evil (viii). Gleeson also argues that God is not a moral agent or "an efficient ... «Metapsychology, Jun 12»
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'Catch-22' Still Saner Than Ever
It is Kant's universalizability principle that is at stake here (“Act in such a way that the maxim of your action could apply universally”) — but turned on its head. «Forward, Aug 11»
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A New Paradigm for Leaders: The Macro-to-Micro Approach
Emmanuel Kant, an 18th century German philosopher, introduced the idea of universalizability, entailing that we should contemplate, for every act we plan to ... «OpEdNews, Apr 10»
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Urban Desert Holy Land Hip-Hop
... that lead there are from all over the world ? posing implicit but broad cultural questions about the particularity of experience and the universalizability of music. «Forward, Nov 09»

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