Exam 12: Duty and Principle

As an example of Kant's second categorical imperative,Hinman (1998)describes research done in the 1930s on the long-term effects of ______.

Because lies can sometimes result in greater good than harm,Kant had no categorical imperative against lying.

Kant argued that moral law is the expression of the ______.

Significant literature has developed as followers of Kant have constructed devices to make the formula work as a/an ______.

According to Kant,we should not allow our choices to be made for us by anyone else because we would be compromised by our ______.

For Kant,moral action is done from a respect for ______.

Kantian theory is consistent with the ideas of due process,fair trials and rights for the accused.

Kant's principles are consistent with the 8th Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

When a person applies Kantian or any deontological theory the person must always consider the consequences of their behavior.

Kant proposed that the rule against lying is a ______.