An example offered by Held, and also discussed by Card, involves
a. a father with special tutoring skills.
b. a mother who abandons her family.
c. two children who must make special caregiving arrangements for their aging parents.
d. a police officer who must decide whether to arrest his own son.
e. a doctor who must choose the recipient of scarce life-saving medical resources.
a
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indicate whethet this statement is true or false
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. According to deontological ethics, the end never justifies the means. 2. According to Immanuel Kant, feelings are the most important element in ethics. 3. Kant rejected the notion that morality could be justified on the basis of human nature. 4. According to Kant, suicide would be immoral. 5. Kant says there is a difference between acting in conformity with the moral law and acting for the sake of the moral law.
Di Muzio argues that it is immoral to produce, distribute or view horror films such
as “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”.
a. True b. False
Consider this argument: No one can explain how it happened. Therefore it must be a miracle. Is this argument a good one? Why or why not?
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).