Theory of Rights

Virtue ethics is concerned with the moral agent's character, but deontological ethics focuses on (a)   .

According to Kant, people have dignity and are worthy of (a)   because they are rational beings.

Rules that we follow or acts that we do to achieve or gain something that we desire are called (a)   .

A (a)   is a justified claim or entitlement to have something or act in a certain way.

While legal rights are formulated by the state, (a)   rights are universal and stem from ethics.

One example of (a)   rights is the right to shelter (adequate housing).

One example of a (a)   right in other countries that is considered by others to be immoral is getting an abortion.

According to Kant, we should always treat a person not as a means only but as an (a)   .

Kant believed that all of our duties come from one ultimate principle, which he called the (a)   .

According to Kant, (a)   , which drives our actions and grounds our intentions, is "a good without qualification."