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Chapter 12 Self Quiz
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Which of the following does Kant consider unconditionally good?
Happiness
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A good will
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Knowledge
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All of the above
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To do one's duty, Kant argues, is to act
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to achieve a good end.
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to benefit others.
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out of respect for the moral law.
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What kind of imperative commands an action to be done as a means to some other end?
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Categorical
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Analytic
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Synthetic
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According to Kant, for an action to be moral, the principle motivating it must be
altruistic.
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prudential.
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universalizable.
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scientific.
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According to the Kantian theory, the supreme moral principle requires that one treat humanity, in oneself or others, always as a(n)
being created by God.
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end, never merely as a means.
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self-interested, competitive being like oneself.
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being whose suffering must be minimized.
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According to Kant, the only thing that can be called good without qualification is an excellent quality of temperament.
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Only a rational being can have a will.
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A morally valid principle is one that can serve as a universal law, applicable to all at any time or in any place.
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Kant thinks we have a moral duty to cultivate our natural talents.
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According to Kant, the moral worth of an action consists both in its consequences and in the principle that motivates it.
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