Multiple Choice Quiz

According to Foot, it is generally supposed that Kant established beyond doubt:

that duties can be derived from the mere form of law.

that we ought always to treat people as ends in themselves.

that moral judgments are categorical imperatives.

that morality does not depend on God.

According to Foot's presentation of Kant, a hypothetical imperative states an action is good:

absolutely.

independent to any interest or desire.

as a means to achieving something else.

in itself.

According to Foot, sentences enunciating the rules of etiquette are typically used:

hypothetically.

nonhypothetically.

sometimes hypothetically and sometimes nonhypothetically.

emotively.

Foot claims that a person who rejects morality because he sees no reason to obey its rules is guilty of:

villainy, but not inconsistency.

villainy and inconsistency.

inconsistency, but not villainy.

neither inconsistency nor villainy.

Foot conceives of rationality as essentially involving:

identifying the means to one's ends.

responding to the needs of others.

responding to moral requirements.

all of the above.

Foot concludes that:

neither moral judgments nor statements about etiquette are categorical imperatives.

both moral judgments and statements about etiquette are categorical imperatives.

moral judgments are categorical imperatives, but statements about etiquette are not.

statements about etiquette are categorical imperatives, but moral judgments are not.

Foot claims that a person is just:

if he performs just actions, regardless of his motives.

if he performs just actions because he loves truth and liberty.

only if he performs just actions because they are just.

only if he performs justice in spite of his contrary inclinations.

Foot recommends that we:

do our duty because it is our duty.

see ourselves as volunteers fighting for liberty and justice.

accept that moral requirements give us reasons independently of our desires and interests.

do away with moral talk altogether.

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