SUS1501
Assignment 2 Semester 2 2025
Unique Number: 621187
Due Date: 22 August 2025
3. Is the maxim above conceivable in a world ruled by the universal law;
According to Kant’s formula of universal law, an action is morally acceptable only if the
maxim behind it can be universalised without contradiction. In this case, the maxim is that
every person could earn R12 billion every day for a year in order to become very rich. If this
were universalised, it would mean that all 8.1 billion people in the world would generate
R12 billion daily. This is not conceivable because such a system would collapse under its
own impossibility. The global economy does not have the resources, infrastructure, or
value to sustain everyone becoming a billionaire daily. Money itself would lose all meaning
and value, as inflation would skyrocket and goods and services could not match such
artificial wealth.
The contradiction lies in the fact that the maxim depends on scarcity and exclusivity of
resources to make sense. If everyone received R12 billion daily, wealth would cease to
have purchasing power, and no one would actually be “rich.” Therefore, the maxim cannot
be universalised without contradiction. Under Kant’s reasoning, the maxim is inconceivable
as a universal law, and thus morally impermissible.
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Assignment 2 Semester 2 2025
Unique Number: 621187
Due Date: 22 August 2025
3. Is the maxim above conceivable in a world ruled by the universal law;
According to Kant’s formula of universal law, an action is morally acceptable only if the
maxim behind it can be universalised without contradiction. In this case, the maxim is that
every person could earn R12 billion every day for a year in order to become very rich. If this
were universalised, it would mean that all 8.1 billion people in the world would generate
R12 billion daily. This is not conceivable because such a system would collapse under its
own impossibility. The global economy does not have the resources, infrastructure, or
value to sustain everyone becoming a billionaire daily. Money itself would lose all meaning
and value, as inflation would skyrocket and goods and services could not match such
artificial wealth.
The contradiction lies in the fact that the maxim depends on scarcity and exclusivity of
resources to make sense. If everyone received R12 billion daily, wealth would cease to
have purchasing power, and no one would actually be “rich.” Therefore, the maxim cannot
be universalised without contradiction. Under Kant’s reasoning, the maxim is inconceivable
as a universal law, and thus morally impermissible.
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Use this document as a guide for learning, comparison and reference purpose,
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Use this document
Fully accept the consequences
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Comply with all relevant standards, guidelines, regulations, and legislation governing academic and written work.
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Reproduction, resale, or transmission of any part of this document, in any form or by any means, is strictly prohibited.
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SUS1501 – Sustainability and Greed
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Date:
Teaching Assistant Name:
Declaration:
By submitting this assignment, I implicitly declare that this is my own work.
I am aware that if ANY unacknowledged copying is detected in ANY part of this
assignment, I will get 0 (zero) for the entire assignment.
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here>”. DO NOT DELETE THE TEMPLATE CONTENT TO REDUCE YOUR TURNITIN
SCORE;
Save the file as a Word document with a short name (myUnisa will reject files with
long names);
Submit this file into the Assessment 2 assignment space on myUnisa;
Take a screen grab of the final submission acknowledgement on myUnisa and save
this somewhere safe in case of any disputes:
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SUS1501 Assignment 5.
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IF THE SYSTEM ALLOWS YOU TO DO SO. THIS WILL CHANGE YOUR SUBMISSION
DATE AND YOUR SUBMISSION WILL REFLECT AS LATE
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