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Self-Quiz 6.6
Immanuel Kant: The Moral Law
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According to Kant, nothing can be called good without qualification except
right action.
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good consequences.
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happiness.
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a good will.
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If an action is to have moral worth, Kant argues, it must be done
from a sense of kindness.
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from a sense of duty.
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according to custom.
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with an eye to one's purpose.
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According to Kant, when trying to decide whether an action is morally permissible, we must ask if we can consistently will that the maxim of our action should become
a rule for maximizing happiness.
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a contingent law.
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a universal law.
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a rule of thumb.
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Making a lying promise would be wrong, Kant argues, because
lying to people can cause them harm.
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lying to people harms society.
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you could not consistently will that everyone should make lying promises.
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most people condemn the practice.
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