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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn

The Problem of Relativism and Morality
Much Obliged: Duty Makes Right

Multiple Choice



1

According to Kant, what makes an action right is that everyone could act on it, and you would be willing to have everyone act on it.
A)True
B)False
2

A perfect duty is one that is infallible.
A)True
B)False
3

Kant's moral theory would never sanction immoral actions because they maximized happiness.
A)True
B)False
4

According to Ross, an actual duty is one that we are morally obligated to perform in a particular situation.
A)True
B)False
5

Rawls's contractarianism concerns how society's benefits and burdens should be distributed.
A)True
B)False