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WorksheetsUnderstanding Kantian Ethics and Goodwill
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
According to Kant, what is the only thing that is morally good 'without qualification'?
Intelligence
Goodwill
Happiness
Power
What does Kant argue is the precondition to deserving happiness?
Intelligence
Self-control
Having a morally good will
Power
According to Kant, what is the nature of the goodness of the 'good will'?
It is good because it achieves good results
It is good because it is successful
It is good in itself
It is good because it makes people happy
What is the difference between acting in accordance with duty and acting out of duty, according to Kant?
Acting in accordance with duty is always morally wrong
Acting out of duty is doing what is morally right because it is right
Acting in accordance with duty is doing what is morally wrong
There is no difference
In Kant's example, why does the shopkeeper not demonstrate a good will?
He cheats his customers
He acts honestly only for self-interest
He is motivated by duty
He is motivated by goodwill
What does Kant say about actions that benefit others but are done out of personal desire?
They have moral worth
They are morally wrong
They are in accordance with duty but lack moral worth
They are always morally right
According to Kant, when does an action show that someone has a good will?
When it is done out of self-interest
When it is done because it is morally right, even if they don't want to
When it benefits the person doing it
When it makes others happy
What does Kant argue about happiness that is derived from hurting others?
It is morally good
It is morally neutral
It is morally bad
It is morally irrelevant
How does Kant suggest we evaluate happiness?
By its consequences
By its intensity
By morality
By its duration
What is the primary motivation for someone with a good will, according to Kant?
Personal gain
Duty
Happiness
Success
