IMMANUEL KANT AND THE CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE

INTRODUCTION by Professor Madville L.S.D.

For sometime now philosophers have discussed the possibility of the existence of ‘clutch’ and ‘playing the game the right way’. These issues are at odds with empirical sabremetric decision-making and figure predominantly in studies on Baseball Managers’ courses of practical action. Various theories have been offered throughout the centuries in an attempt to answer the question, “Does ‘clutch’ exist?” The great German Idealist philosopher of the 19th century, Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), gave considerable thought to this question.

In this presentation I shall critically analyze Kant’s particular view of Clutchiness (Clutch-ethics) in order to determine if his pragmatic logic renders sufficient reason as to why we ought to accept a practical sabremetric point of view. Before such an analysis and evaluation can be given, I shall advance some antecedent terminology for the listener’s appreciation of Kant’s trek. When we say ‘clutch’ we mean theories or systems that reflect personal actions, decisions, and relations. Clutchiness refers to the belief and conformity of acts of ‘Playing the Game the Right Way’. For example, ‘clutchiness’ can be previewed as similar to such systems as Utilitarianism and Hedonism where general principles of sabremetric decision-making are not employed, and refers to such things as ‘OPS’ as immoral" and “it is good to be sacrificial” which refer to actions cloaked under a particular theory regarding devaluing outs. Although these definitions are not exclusively for these examples, their meaning is strictly to convey the idea that there is a difference between a classification of systems and an identification of what a system believes, respectively. For many people, (for example) OPB and BA are used interchangeably. This, however, will not be the case in this essay . Finally, we will hear about sabremetric systems that are broadly teleological and we will therefore, only be interested in the Slydean Sabremetric system that is commonly referred to as Anti-Dustyism.) The precise interpretation of how one ought to classify Kant in regard to his theory regarding Clutchiness VS Empiricism will be considered in this work and it will be categorically imperative that we review his Critique of Practical (sabremetric) Reason in order to fully dissect and understand this philosophy.

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