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Poli 202 BYU Midterm Davis KANT
Poli 202 BYU Midterm Davis KANT
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Poli 202 BYU Midterm Davis KANTWhat is wrong with the lying promise? - ANS-No one will believe your promises, they
can't trust you
What does Kant say about lying to a murder at the door? - ANS-Kant says it's not okay
to lie in any situation because it makes you responsible for the consequences that
ensue. So don't lie to the murderer at your door according to Kant.
What is the argument for the formula of humanity? - ANS-1) When I choose an end, I
regard that end as having worth.
2) The best explanation for (1) is that my end has a worth that is conditioned on my
choice.
3) So, I represent myself as having the power to give ends worth in virtue of my choices.
(from 1& 2)
4) If I can confer conditional worth on ends through my rational agency, then my rational
agency must be a source of conditional value.
5) Only something with objective value could be the source of conditional value.
6) So, I have objective (or absolute) value. (from 3, 4, and 5)
7) Other agents represent their rational agency to themselves in the same way that I
represent rational agency to myself.
8) If other agents represent their rational agency in the same way I do, then it would be
arbitrary to think there are value-relevant differences between me and other agents.
9) So, all agents that represent their rational agency as a source of value have
unconditional value.
What is the relationship between different formulations of the categorical imperative? -
ANS-The Formula of the Universal Law of Nature: "Act as if the maxim of your action
were to become through your will a universal law of nature."
The Humanity Formula: "Act in such a way that you always treat humanity, whether in
your own person or in the person of any other, never simply as a means, but always at
the same time as an end."
The Autonomy Formula: "So act that your will can regard itself at the same time as
making universal law through its maxims."
The Kingdom of Ends Formula: "So act as if you were through your maxims a
law-making member of a kingdom of ends."
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