Round 12: Tossup 20
The feasibility of fully implementing this concept was doubted in a paper by Paul Guyer titled after its possibility. This concept is justified by four formulations including ones based on autonomy and humanity. Diverting from this concept results in heteronomy according to a work that claims it arises from a fact of reason. All citizens of the hypothetical (*) “Kingdom of Ends” abide by this concept, which was introduced in the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals. This concept’s central idea is that one should only act in ways that could be made into universal laws. For 10 points, name this ethical principle proposed by Immanuel Kant. ■END■
ANSWER: categorical imperative [or kategorischer Imperativ; prompt on imperative; prompt on duty by asking, “From what concept does duty arise?”]
<Philosophy, Spencer Manning> | VAULT II Packet 13 (Finals 1)
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiwen Xiao | Leif Eriksen's Striking Appearance | Midnight Bus to Vista | 70 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 70.00 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 106.00 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 84.00 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 64.00 |