N5 Ethics Hinge 2

Select all the maxims

• Never lie.

• Help others in need if you are able.

• Act in your own self interest.

• Never eat shredded wheat.

• Beggars can't be choosers.

Kant believed people are governed by their rationality. What is the name for this belief?

(a)  

Kant believed that possessing reason gives people two important things. What are they?

• Moral responsibility

• Moral value

• Moral power

• Moral stories

• Moral maxims

What does Kant mean when he says we 'possess reason'? Select the most precise answer.

• We can think logically and systematically

• We are morally good people

• We can do maths and give good arguments

• We have evidence for our beliefs

• We are more than animals

What does someone with 'The Good Will' do? Select the most precise answer.

• They do the right thing because it is the right thing to do.

• They do the right thing because they are a good person.

• They do the right thing because they have thought through the consequences.

• They do whatever they want because they are a rational being.

• They help others because then others will help them back.

If a shopkeeper gives a customer the right change, would Kant say that they have done something morally valuable?

• Yes

• No

• It depends on the consequences

• It depends on the shopkeeper's motivation

• It depends on the shopkeeper's character

What is the technical term for 'duty-based' ethics?

(a)  

Select all the phrases that describe a 'moral absolute'.

• A proverb

• A maxim

• Must never be broken

• Must never be questioned

• Can be changed if we all agree