In this week's overview, it was noted that the focus of duty theory is:
A.upon character
B.upon consequences
C.upon our obligation to do the right thing
D.the relativity of moral actions
In this week's overview, what was the common moral principle used to shed some light on duty theory?
A."everything in moderation"
B."treat others the way you want to be treated"
C."the ends justifies the means"
D."didn't make sense not to live for fun..."
In this week's overview, an imperative was defined as:
A.a preference
B.a consequence
C.the greatest good for the greatest number
D.an order
In this week's overview, the first formulation of the categorical imperative was stated as:
A.Freedom ain't free
B.an action is right if you could will the maxim to become a moral law applying to all persons
C.treat all people as ends in themselves in never merely as means to an end
D.every moral agent has a "seat" at the table
In this week's overview, the second formulation of the categorical imperative was stated as:
A.Everything is awesome
B.an action is right if you could will the maxim to become a moral law applying to all persons
C.treat all people as ends in themselves in never merely as means to an end
D.every moral agent has a "seat" at the table
In this week's overview, the terminator scene in which Arnold knocks on the door and asks for Sarah Connor is presented. Let's assume Sarah is present. How should a card-carrying Kantian respond to the terminator?
A.Geh Weg! (go away)
B.Could you repeat the question?
C.Why do you ask?
D.Yes - Sarah is here
In this week's overview, Kant was described as advancing what kind of moral system:
A.a system based on personal preference
B.a system based on cultural preferences
C.a system based on objective truths
D.trick question - there was no system!
In this week's overview, the principle of double effect was described as stating
A.two wrongs make a right
B.opposites attract
C.it is ok to perform a good action even if it results in bad results
D.it is ok to perform a bad action if it results in good results
