Question 1

The philosopher Immanuel Kant understood respecting persons as counting everyone's happiness equally when making decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The obligation to keep your promises is an example of a universal obligation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

A soldier's obligation to obey his or her commanding officer is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A role-based obligation. 
B)  A universal obligation. 
C)  A generic obligation. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  A role-based obligation. 
B)  A universal obligation. 
C)  A generic obligation. 
D)  None of the above. A

Question 4

Give an example of an action that would treat someone merely as a means. Explain why that action would count as treating someone merely as a means.

Accepted Answer

An example of an action that would treat

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of someone fulfilling a perfect obligation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quinn returns a wallet that she found on the ground. 
B)  Rosa helps her friend with his math homework. 
C)  Sam donates $500 to the Against Malaria Foundation. 
D)  Teresa steals a loaf of bread to help feed her family. 
A)  Quinn returns a wallet that she found on the ground. 
B)  Rosa helps her friend with his math homework. 
C)  Sam donates $500 to the Against Malaria Foundation. 
D)  Teresa steals a loaf of bread to help feed her family.

Question 6

Which of the following would violate the obligation not to treat others "merely as a means"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Promising to give someone a ride somewhere but failing to do it because your car broke down on the way to pick him or her up. 
B)  Promising to pay a large reward to anyone who returns your lost dog-no questions asked. 
C)  Getting someone to promise that they'll help you move later before agreeing to help them move now. 
D)  Getting someone to help you move by promising to help them move later, even when you know you won't. 
A)  Promising to give someone a ride somewhere but failing to do it because your car broke down on the way to pick him or her up. 
B)  Promising to pay a large reward to anyone who returns your lost dog-no questions asked. 
C)  Getting someone to promise that they'll help you move later before agreeing to help them move now. 
D)  Getting someone to help you move by promising to help them move later, even when you know you won't.

Question 7

A universal obligation is an obligation that everyone has, regardless of the social roles they occupy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In your own words, explain the difference between perfect and imperfect obligations. Give an example of each, other than the examples given in Chapter 3.

Accepted Answer

Perfect obligations are those that are l

Question 9

When a role-based obligation conflicts with a universal obligation, morality always requires that you fulfill the role-based obligation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

If you had to remove one obligation from the lists of universal obligations in Chapter 3, which obligation would you remove? Why?

Accepted Answer

If I had to remove one obligation from t

Question 11

Each person occupies multiple social roles, each of which comes with different role-based obligations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Can the obligation to treat persons with respect ever conflict with itself? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The obligation to treat persons with res

Question 13

Which of the following best summarizes Immanuel Kant's interpretation of the obligation to respect persons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. 
B)  Treat people always as ends in themselves and never as a means. 
C)  Do not do unto others as you would not have them do unto you. 
D)  Act so as to maximize the happiness of all people, counting each person's happiness equally. 
A)  Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. 
B)  Treat people always as ends in themselves and never as a means. 
C)  Do not do unto others as you would not have them do unto you. 
D)  Act so as to maximize the happiness of all people, counting each person's happiness equally.

Question 14

Which of the following best summarizes Immanuel Kant's understanding of what it means to respect persons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Look for the humanity in other people by trying to understand their true goals and interests before acting. 
B)  Do not let anyone try to belittle, degrade, or harm anyone, whether it is yourself or another person. 
C)  Count everyone's interests equally when deciding what to do, since all people are equally valuable. 
D)  Treat people as having value in themselves and never manipulate or coerce people. 
A)  Look for the humanity in other people by trying to understand their true goals and interests before acting. 
B)  Do not let anyone try to belittle, degrade, or harm anyone, whether it is yourself or another person. 
C)  Count everyone's interests equally when deciding what to do, since all people are equally valuable. 
D)  Treat people as having value in themselves and never manipulate or coerce people.

Question 15

The obligation to care for your own children is an example of a universal obligation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The philosopher Immanuel Kant understood respecting persons as treating them as ends in themselves and never merely as means.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A universal obligation is:

Accepted Answer

A)  An obligation that people have objectively rather than subjectively. 
B)  An obligation that you owe to the universe as a whole. 
C)  An obligation that everybody has. 
D)  An obligation that you owe to everybody. 
A)  An obligation that people have objectively rather than subjectively. 
B)  An obligation that you owe to the universe as a whole. 
C)  An obligation that everybody has. 
D)  An obligation that you owe to everybody.

Question 18

You can decide for yourself when and where you fulfill your imperfect obligations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following best explains how Immanuel Kant understands treating people with respect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Take other people's interests seriously and never exploit people to promote your own interests. 
B)  Act only in ways that promote both your ends and other people's ends. 
C)  Always look for the ways in which a person, whether yourself or other people, can be useful to society. 
D)  Always keep your promises, do good to others, and avoid harming others. 
A)  Take other people's interests seriously and never exploit people to promote your own interests. 
B)  Act only in ways that promote both your ends and other people's ends. 
C)  Always look for the ways in which a person, whether yourself or other people, can be useful to society. 
D)  Always keep your promises, do good to others, and avoid harming others.

Question 20

The philosopher Immanuel Kant understood respecting persons as fulfilling five duties toward them: fidelity, gratitude, reparation, beneficence, and nonmaleficence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The philosopher Immanuel Kant understood respecting persons as counting everyone's happiness equally when making decisions.

The obligation to keep your promises is an example of a universal obligation.

A soldier's obligation to obey his or her commanding officer is an example of:

Give an example of an action that would treat someone merely as a means. Explain why that action would count as treating someone merely as a means.

Which of the following is an example of someone fulfilling a perfect obligation?

Which of the following would violate the obligation not to treat others "merely as a means"?

A universal obligation is an obligation that everyone has, regardless of the social roles they occupy.

In your own words, explain the difference between perfect and imperfect obligations. Give an example of each, other than the examples given in Chapter 3.

When a role-based obligation conflicts with a universal obligation, morality always requires that you fulfill the role-based obligation.

If you had to remove one obligation from the lists of universal obligations in Chapter 3, which obligation would you remove? Why?

Each person occupies multiple social roles, each of which comes with different role-based obligations.

Can the obligation to treat persons with respect ever conflict with itself? Why or why not?

Which of the following best summarizes Immanuel Kant's interpretation of the obligation to respect persons?

Which of the following best summarizes Immanuel Kant's understanding of what it means to respect persons?

The obligation to care for your own children is an example of a universal obligation.

The philosopher Immanuel Kant understood respecting persons as treating them as ends in themselves and never merely as means.

A universal obligation is:

You can decide for yourself when and where you fulfill your imperfect obligations.

Which of the following best explains how Immanuel Kant understands treating people with respect?

The philosopher Immanuel Kant understood respecting persons as fulfilling five duties toward them: fidelity, gratitude, reparation, beneficence, and nonmaleficence.

An Introduction to Arguments

Moral Arguments

Reasoning About Consequences

Reasoning With Virtues and Vices

Reasoning With Principles and Counterexamples

Reasoning With Analogies

Answering Moral Questions

Skepticism, Subjectivism, and Relativism

Religion and Moral Reasoning

Normative Theories, Part 1

Normative Theories, Part 2

Aristotle's Ethics: Exploring Virtue and Justice

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Exam 3: Reasoning With Obligations

The philosopher Immanuel Kant understood respecting persons as counting everyone's happiness equally when making decisions.

The obligation to keep your promises is an example of a universal obligation.

A soldier's obligation to obey his or her commanding officer is an example of:

Give an example of an action that would treat someone merely as a means. Explain why that action would count as treating someone merely as a means.

Which of the following is an example of someone fulfilling a perfect obligation?

Which of the following would violate the obligation not to treat others "merely as a means"?

A universal obligation is an obligation that everyone has, regardless of the social roles they occupy.

In your own words, explain the difference between perfect and imperfect obligations. Give an example of each, other than the examples given in Chapter 3.

When a role-based obligation conflicts with a universal obligation, morality always requires that you fulfill the role-based obligation.

If you had to remove one obligation from the lists of universal obligations in Chapter 3, which obligation would you remove? Why?

Each person occupies multiple social roles, each of which comes with different role-based obligations.

Can the obligation to treat persons with respect ever conflict with itself? Why or why not?

Which of the following best summarizes Immanuel Kant's interpretation of the obligation to respect persons?

Which of the following best summarizes Immanuel Kant's understanding of what it means to respect persons?

The obligation to care for your own children is an example of a universal obligation.

The philosopher Immanuel Kant understood respecting persons as treating them as ends in themselves and never merely as means.

A universal obligation is:

You can decide for yourself when and where you fulfill your imperfect obligations.

Which of the following best explains how Immanuel Kant understands treating people with respect?

The philosopher Immanuel Kant understood respecting persons as fulfilling five duties toward them: fidelity, gratitude, reparation, beneficence, and nonmaleficence.

An Introduction to Arguments

Moral Arguments

Reasoning About Consequences

Reasoning With Virtues and Vices

Reasoning With Principles and Counterexamples

Reasoning With Analogies

Answering Moral Questions

Skepticism, Subjectivism, and Relativism

Religion and Moral Reasoning

Normative Theories, Part 1

Normative Theories, Part 2

Aristotle's Ethics: Exploring Virtue and Justice

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