Posted: June 9th, 2015

Quiz #5 on Module 5 (pp. 36-46) + the rest of the textbook.

Quiz #5 on Module 5 (pp. 36-46) + the rest of the textbook.

In Module #5, there are two pages devoted to the ethics devised and promoted by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant. According to Kant, our interactions with other people should be evaluated by applying the following table:

1. Morally Mandatory: treat as an end
2. Morally Prohibited: treat as a means (only)
3. Morally Permitted : treat both as an end and as a means (at the same time, not alternately)

Assignment:

For each of the three categories above, supply in detail an example of the kind of act that falls within its scope. (Give, or create, examples of 1, 2, and 3.) Explain, for each category, why you selected that example. Make sure that Kant would agree with you. Furthermore, each example must be an example taken from the domain of sex and/or love of humans. Make use, as you see fit, of material that occurs elsewhere in the module or, indeed, in any of the modules. Doing so will likely improve your answers. Each example must not be longer than 100 words.