Kant Part 2
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According to Immanuel Kant, what is the only thing that is unconditionally good?

  • Self-control
  • Courage
  • Good will (correct)
  • Understanding

What does Kant mean by 'universal ends'?

  • Actions that benefit everyone
  • Actions that are morally right
  • Actions that are guided by a good will
  • Actions that can be willed as a universal law (correct)

According to Kant, when is an action morally wrong?

  • When it is guided by a good will
  • When it violates the Golden Rule
  • When it cannot be willed as a universal law (correct)
  • When it benefits the individual

What does Kant compare the categorical imperative to?

<p>The Golden Rule (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the second way of thinking about the categorical imperative according to Kant?

<p>Treating people as ends-in-themselves (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is the author asking the reader to do in the first writing exercise?

<p>Improve ChatGPT's essay in five specific ways (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the qualities that the author looks for in a philosophy essay?

<p>A clear thesis and argument (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended resource for more help with Kant?

<p>The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy's entry on Immanuel Kant (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What interpretative question does the text ask about Kant's strict rule against lying?

<p>How does Kant's strict rule illustrate the logic of his categorical imperative? (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What critical question does the text ask about Kant's view on lying?

<p>Does Kant go too far here? (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Kant, what is the second version of the categorical imperative?

<p>Act only in accordance with that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it become a universal law (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the Trolley Problem scenario, why would Kant say that we must not push the fat man?

<p>Pushing the fat man would be using him merely as a means to our own ends (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the difficulties with Kant's moral philosophy, according to philosopher Christine Korsgaard?

<p>Kant's theory sets a high ideal of conduct and tells us to live up to that ideal regardless of what other persons are doing (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does Kant argue that it is never morally acceptable to lie?

<p>Lying is only advantageous when people generally expect each other to tell the truth (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Kant, why must we not lie to a murderer who asks where our friend is?

<p>Lying harms humanity generally and makes the source of right unusable (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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