Question 1

What does Immanuel Kant mean by a universal law?

Accepted Answer

A)  a law of physics, like gravity 
B)  a moral law dictated by a moral authority 
C)  a moral law binding for all rational beings 
D)  a civil law binding for all citizens 
A)  a law of physics, like gravity 
B)  a moral law dictated by a moral authority 
C)  a moral law binding for all rational beings 
D)  a civil law binding for all citizens C

Question 2

Universalization means to ask yourself if everyone actually agrees with your own moral values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

A person being used as merely a means to an end is treated as having instrumental value only.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

A hypothetical imperative is a conditional command describing a "if-then" situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Evaluate the following statement: "Actions are morally good only if they are done because of a good will." Explain "good will" and give reasons why you think the statement is correct or incorrect.

Accepted Answer

The statement "Actions are morally good

Question 6

Immanuel Kant has three main themes in his book Grounding. Which of the following is NOT one of those themes?

Accepted Answer

A)  the theory that people should be treated as ends in themselves 
B)  the theory about the inalienable right to the pursuit of happiness for rational beings 
C)  the theory of the categorical imperative 
D)  the theory of people forming a moral community, the kingdom of ends 
A)  the theory that people should be treated as ends in themselves 
B)  the theory about the inalienable right to the pursuit of happiness for rational beings 
C)  the theory of the categorical imperative 
D)  the theory of people forming a moral community, the kingdom of ends

Question 7

What does Immanuel Kant mean by "the right to a person akin to a right to a thing"?

Accepted Answer

A)  a defense of the right to own slaves 
B)  a defense of property rights 
C)  an intermediate category of being a person but without complete freedom 
D)  an intermediate category of being half saint, half devil 
A)  a defense of the right to own slaves 
B)  a defense of property rights 
C)  an intermediate category of being a person but without complete freedom 
D)  an intermediate category of being half saint, half devil

Question 8

In Immanuel Kant's view, a good will is good regardless of whether it accomplishes its purpose or not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explain why Immanuel Kant's statement about the immorality of treating other humans as a means to an end was a tremendously important political and social statement for the eighteenth century.

Accepted Answer

Immanuel Kant's statement about the immo

Question 10

Convergent evidence indicates that nonhuman animals do not have the neuroanatomical, neurochemical, and neurophysiological substrates of conscious states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Focusing on the choices made by the main characters in High Noon and 3:10 to Yuma, would you say that doing one's duty regardless of the outcome is always the correct moral approach? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The choices made by the main characters

Question 12

Explain Immanuel Kant's concept of a kingdom of ends.

Accepted Answer

Immanuel Kant's concept of a kingdom of

Question 13

What does it mean to treat someone as "an end in himself or herself" rather than as a means (only)?

Accepted Answer

To treat someone as "an end in himself o

Question 14

According to Immanuel Kant, which of the following describes an internal lie?

Accepted Answer

A)  a lie that makes someone contemptible in one's own eyes 
B)  a lie that has harmful results only for the liar 
C)  a lie that someone keeps entirely to himself or herself 
D)  a lie that causes no harm but brings benefits to all involved 
A)  a lie that makes someone contemptible in one's own eyes 
B)  a lie that has harmful results only for the liar 
C)  a lie that someone keeps entirely to himself or herself 
D)  a lie that causes no harm but brings benefits to all involved

Question 15

Christine Korsgaard agrees with Immanuel Kant that there is no good justification for lying.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In Immanuel Kant's view, a good will cannot be good if it does not take consequences of one's actions into account.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Immanuel Kant, an act that is done for reasons other than a sense of duty is not necessarily a morally wrong act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to Immanuel Kant, a rational being is any being capable of feeling pleasure or pain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In Abandon Ship!, Alec Holmes decides that everyone will try to survive together and will possibly die together and no one will be selected over others to live while the rest are thrown into shark-infested waters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Can Rorschach's moral position in Watchmen be viewed as an example of Kantian duty ethics? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Rorschach's moral position in Watchmen c

What does Immanuel Kant mean by a universal law?

Universalization means to ask yourself if everyone actually agrees with your own moral values.

A person being used as merely a means to an end is treated as having instrumental value only.

A hypothetical imperative is a conditional command describing a "if-then" situation.

Evaluate the following statement: "Actions are morally good only if they are done because of a good will." Explain "good will" and give reasons why you think the statement is correct or incorrect.

Immanuel Kant has three main themes in his book Grounding. Which of the following is NOT one of those themes?

What does Immanuel Kant mean by "the right to a person akin to a right to a thing"?

In Immanuel Kant's view, a good will is good regardless of whether it accomplishes its purpose or not.

Explain why Immanuel Kant's statement about the immorality of treating other humans as a means to an end was a tremendously important political and social statement for the eighteenth century.

Convergent evidence indicates that nonhuman animals do not have the neuroanatomical, neurochemical, and neurophysiological substrates of conscious states.

Focusing on the choices made by the main characters in High Noon and 3:10 to Yuma, would you say that doing one's duty regardless of the outcome is always the correct moral approach? Why or why not?

Explain Immanuel Kant's concept of a kingdom of ends.

What does it mean to treat someone as "an end in himself or herself" rather than as a means (only)?

According to Immanuel Kant, which of the following describes an internal lie?

Christine Korsgaard agrees with Immanuel Kant that there is no good justification for lying.

In Immanuel Kant's view, a good will cannot be good if it does not take consequences of one's actions into account.

According to Immanuel Kant, an act that is done for reasons other than a sense of duty is not necessarily a morally wrong act.

According to Immanuel Kant, a rational being is any being capable of feeling pleasure or pain.

In Abandon Ship!, Alec Holmes decides that everyone will try to survive together and will possibly die together and no one will be selected over others to live while the rest are thrown into shark-infested waters.

Can Rorschach's moral position in Watchmen be viewed as an example of Kantian duty ethics? Why or why not?

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Exam 6: Using Your Reason, Part 2: Kants Deontology

What does Immanuel Kant mean by a universal law?

Universalization means to ask yourself if everyone actually agrees with your own moral values.

A person being used as merely a means to an end is treated as having instrumental value only.

A hypothetical imperative is a conditional command describing a "if-then" situation.

Evaluate the following statement: "Actions are morally good only if they are done because of a good will." Explain "good will" and give reasons why you think the statement is correct or incorrect.

Immanuel Kant has three main themes in his book Grounding. Which of the following is NOT one of those themes?

What does Immanuel Kant mean by "the right to a person akin to a right to a thing"?

In Immanuel Kant's view, a good will is good regardless of whether it accomplishes its purpose or not.

Explain why Immanuel Kant's statement about the immorality of treating other humans as a means to an end was a tremendously important political and social statement for the eighteenth century.

Convergent evidence indicates that nonhuman animals do not have the neuroanatomical, neurochemical, and neurophysiological substrates of conscious states.

Focusing on the choices made by the main characters in High Noon and 3:10 to Yuma, would you say that doing one's duty regardless of the outcome is always the correct moral approach? Why or why not?

Explain Immanuel Kant's concept of a kingdom of ends.

What does it mean to treat someone as "an end in himself or herself" rather than as a means (only)?

According to Immanuel Kant, which of the following describes an internal lie?

Christine Korsgaard agrees with Immanuel Kant that there is no good justification for lying.

In Immanuel Kant's view, a good will cannot be good if it does not take consequences of one's actions into account.

According to Immanuel Kant, an act that is done for reasons other than a sense of duty is not necessarily a morally wrong act.

According to Immanuel Kant, a rational being is any being capable of feeling pleasure or pain.

In Abandon Ship!, Alec Holmes decides that everyone will try to survive together and will possibly die together and no one will be selected over others to live while the rest are thrown into shark-infested waters.

Can Rorschach's moral position in Watchmen be viewed as an example of Kantian duty ethics? Why or why not?

Thinking About Values

Learning Moral Lessons From Stories

Ethical Relativism

Myself or Others

Using Your Reason, Part 1: Utilitarianism

Personhood, Rights, and Justice

Virtue Ethics From Tribal Philosophy to Socrates and Plato

Aristotles Virtue Theory: Everything in Moderation

Virtue Ethics and Authenticity: Contemporary Perspectives

Case Studies in Virtue

Different Gender, Different Ethics

Applied Ethics: A Sampler

Filters