"Kantian Approaches to Some Famine Problems" Discussion Questions

Onora O'Neill
  1. According to O’Neill, what does it mean to treat someone as a mere means?
  2. Give two examples of actions that would be impermissible on Kantian grounds in famine situations.
  3. Explain the objection that some have raised for Kantianism that it doesn’t take consequences into direct consideration. How does O’Neill respond to this objection?
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