Exam 6: Nonconsequentialist Theories: Do Your Duty

Kant says that some duties generated by the categorical imperative are absolute. They are perfect duties. So, regarding the perfect duty not to lie, Kant would insist that lying is permitted if the only way to prevent the deaths of several innocent people is to lie.

According to natural law theory, it would be morally permissible to abort a woman's fetus to save her life.

Consider this comment from the philosopher C. D. Broad regarding Kant's means-ends principle: "If we isolate a man who is a carrier of typhoid, we are treating him merely as a cause of infection to others. But, if we refuse to isolate him, we are treating other people merely as means to his comfort and culture." This example suggests that

Kant would say that using a person to achieve some end, such as hiring someone to paint your house, is not necessarily wrong because

Kant believes that every action implies