Question 1

Applying the first formulation of the categorical imperative to the act of lying to a friend would show that the action is impermissible because:

Accepted Answer

A) the action's maxim cannot be universalized. 
B) performing the action would treat the friend as an end, not as a means. 
C) performing the action would treat the friend as a means to an end. 
D) the action's maxim can be universalized. 
A) the action's maxim cannot be universalized. 
B) performing the action would treat the friend as an end, not as a means. 
C) performing the action would treat the friend as a means to an end. 
D) the action's maxim can be universalized.

Question 2

Kant's theory emphasizes three of morality's most important features; the three are:

Accepted Answer

A) universality, impartiality, and the consequences of actions. 
B) respect for persons, absolutism, and incoherence. 
C) self-interest, moral consensus, and moral authority. 
D) universality, impartiality, and respect for persons. 
A) universality, impartiality, and the consequences of actions. 
B) respect for persons, absolutism, and incoherence. 
C) self-interest, moral consensus, and moral authority. 
D) universality, impartiality, and respect for persons.

Question 3

Suppose a 90-year-old man is dying of cancer and is in excruciating pain that no medicine can relieve.He asks to be given a lethal injection.According to the doctrine of double effect,is giving the injection morally permissible?

Accepted Answer

A) yes 
B) no, unless his family consents 
C) yes, as long as the hospital allows it 
D) no 
A) yes 
B) no, unless his family consents 
C) yes, as long as the hospital allows it 
D) no

Question 4

Kant believes that every action implies:

Accepted Answer

A) a hypothetical moral agent. 
B) an imperfect duty. 
C) a general rule, or maxim. 
D) a conditional law. 
A) a hypothetical moral agent. 
B) an imperfect duty. 
C) a general rule, or maxim. 
D) a conditional law.

Question 5

Would it be morally permissible to abort a woman's fetus to save her life? According to natural law theory,the answer is:

Accepted Answer

A) no, unless the woman's life is deemed more important than that of the fetus. 
B) yes, as long as the woman is in the first trimester of pregnancy. 
C) no. 
D) yes. 
A) no, unless the woman's life is deemed more important than that of the fetus. 
B) yes, as long as the woman is in the first trimester of pregnancy. 
C) no. 
D) yes.

Applying the first formulation of the categorical imperative to the act of lying to a friend would show that the action is impermissible because:

Kant's theory emphasizes three of morality's most important features; the three are:

Suppose a 90-year-old man is dying of cancer and is in excruciating pain that no medicine can relieve.He asks to be given a lethal injection.According to the doctrine of double effect,is giving the injection morally permissible?

Kant believes that every action implies:

Would it be morally permissible to abort a woman's fetus to save her life? According to natural law theory,the answer is:

Ethics and the Examined Life

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Evaluating Moral Arguments

The Power of Moral Theories

Consequentialist Theories: Maximize the Good

Virtue Ethics: Be a Good Person

Abortion

Altering Genes and Cloning Humans

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

Capital Punishment

Sexual Morality

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Exam 6: Nonconsequentialist Theories: Do Your Duty

Applying the first formulation of the categorical imperative to the act of lying to a friend would show that the action is impermissible because:

Kant's theory emphasizes three of morality's most important features; the three are:

Suppose a 90-year-old man is dying of cancer and is in excruciating pain that no medicine can relieve.He asks to be given a lethal injection.According to the doctrine of double effect,is giving the injection morally permissible?

Kant believes that every action implies:

Would it be morally permissible to abort a woman's fetus to save her life? According to natural law theory,the answer is:

Ethics and the Examined Life

Subjectivism, Relativism, and Emotivism

Evaluating Moral Arguments

The Power of Moral Theories

Consequentialist Theories: Maximize the Good

Virtue Ethics: Be a Good Person

Abortion

Altering Genes and Cloning Humans

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

Capital Punishment

Sexual Morality

Same-Sex Marriage

Environmental Ethics

Animal Rights

Political Violence: War, Terrorism, and Torture

Global Economic Justice

Filters