Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Kant's moral theory deals with maximizing the happiness of everyone involved.
2. In Kant's view, a good will cannot be good if it doesn't take consequences of one's actions into account.
3. In Kant's view, a good will is good regardless of whether it accomplishes its purpose or not.
4. Kant is a hard universalist.
5. A hypothetical imperative is a conditional command describing an "if-then" situation.
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. True
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A. social contract remains in force only so long as a majority of citizens approve of it. B. leader of the state must be popularly elected. C. leader of the state must be unanimously elected. D. the sovereign consists of the people as a whole. E. None of the above
Our acts of volition are but a
A. indicator of a man’s character B. facade of the expression of unconscious wishes C. revelation of the evilness of mankind D. indicator of the power of free will
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What will be an ideal response?
What does Aquinas mean by the natural law? How can we know what the natural law is?
What will be an ideal response?