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QUESTION 1

According to Kant, an act has moral worth if

it results from one's good will to do one's duty to the moral law.

it leads to good consequences.

it is the result of a hypothetical imperative to help others.

it gives pleasure to the majority of those involved in the situation.

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QUESTION 2

"Act only on that maxim that you can will as a universal law" is the

first form of the greatest happiness principle

second form of the hypothetical imperative

first form of the categorical imperative

second form of the categorical imperative

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QUESTION 3

One problem with Kant's first categorical imperative is that

it is not rigid enough and doesn't offer law like prescriptions.

it cannot be applied using logic

it doesn't allow us any flexibility in our moral inquiry: if lying is wrong it will have to be wrong everywhere and at all times.

it is too egoistic.

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QUESTION 4

Kant's second form of the categorical imperative tells us that we

should treat ourselves and others as people with inherent worth who cannot be used as a means to an end only.

can use other people, if they don't respect us, as a means to an end only.

can use others as a means to an end only but not use ourselves as a means to an end only.

should act on that maxim that you can will as a universal law.

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QUESTION 5

The natural essence of a human according to Aristotle is

love

reason

desire

sensation

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QUESTION 6

Natural rights are

based on civil rights.

granted by the state.

necessary for our proper functioning as humans.

always presented with strong backing arguments.

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QUESTION 7

Kant's approach to ethics

always considers the consequences that flow from our actual actions when considering moral worth.

never determines moral worth by considering the consequences that comes from our actual actions.

only determines moral worth by seeing if an act causes pleasure.

sometimes evaluates the moral worth of an act by looking at the actual consequences of our actual acts.

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QUESTION 8

According to natural law theory, we can come to know the natural law by examining

human nature.

civil rights

scientific laws.

only God's revelations.

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QUESTION 9

According to natural law theorists, a natural moral law

is based on civil law.

is the same as a descriptive natural law of science.

is the basis for science.

is prescriptive and should be the basis for civil law.

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QUESTION 10

A law that is written into nature that tells us how we should behave is

a descriptive law

a presciptive law

a scientific law

a civil law

it results from one's good will to do one's duty to the moral law.

it leads to good consequences.

it is the result of a hypothetical imperative to help others.

it gives pleasure to the majority of those involved in the situation.

Explanation / Answer

Ans 1 a) it results from one's good will to do one's duty to the moral law.

According to the Kant , the rightness of the act does not depend on the consequences of it , but it depends on whether they fulfill our duty. The act out of a good will was related to the act that was done out of the duty or moral obligation.

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