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en-wikipedia-org-3341		Maxim (philosophy) - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	868	118	70	Maxim (philosophy) Wikipedia A maxim is a concise expression of a fundamental moral rule or principle, whether considered as objective or subjective contingent on one's philosophy. In deontological ethics, mainly in Kantian ethics, maxims are understood as subjective principles of action. The maxim of an action is often referred to as the agent's intention. In Kantian ethics, the categorical imperative provides a test on maxims for determining whether the actions they refer to are right, wrong, or permissible. In his Critique of Practical Reason, Immanuel Kant provided the following example of a maxim and of how to apply the test of the categorical imperative: Also, an action is said to have "moral worth" if the maxim upon which the agent acts cites the purpose of conforming to a moral requirement. ^ Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, Maxim (Oxford University Press 2008) p. Maxims of Action	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-3341.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-3341.txt