1) Imagine that a recent college graduate, Gus, is at a party and discovers that
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1) Imagine that a recent college graduate, Gus, is at a party and discovers that another guest, Bonnie, is in charge of hiring for a local company. Which of the following best explains what Kant would think of Gus being nice to Bonnie throughout the rest of the evening?
A. Gus’s doing so might give him an unethical advantage in future hiring.
B. Bonnie’s allowing of the interaction signals that Gus’s actions are appropriate.
C. Gus and Bonnie are acting autonomously, so all is ethically fine.
D. If Gus is doing so in order to get a job, he is treating Bonnie merely as a means to an end and is thus wrong.
2) Imagine that Rubin has had a dream since childhood of competing in the Tour de France, an annual bicycle race. In an attempt to ride in the Tour, he spends hours working out with weights and cycling. Indeed, he works at training until he loses all enjoyment of cycling and continues merely out of inertia. Which of the following seems to be the MOST likely Kantian interpretation of Rubin’s actions?
A. He can will that everyone fulfill childhood dreams, and is thus ethically right.
B. He cannot will that everyone ride the Tour, so this is morally wrong.
C. He is treating himself as an autonomous agent, and thus it is morally right.
D. He is treating himself merely as a means to an end, and thus it is unethical
3) Imagine that Clara is outgoing and friendly. Which of the following is Aristotle’s MOST likely take on her character?
A. Her friendliness does not provide an advantage in attaining virtue.
B. Her friendliness does provide an advantage in attaining virtue.
C. She will be unable to attain virtuousness.
D. She has already attained virtuousness.
Explanation / Answer
1) Gus is nice to Bonnie because he knows that Bonnie is in charge of hiring for a local company. Thus, his motive being nice to Bonnie is to get hired using Bonnie, which is unethical according to Kantian ethics.
Answer. Option D. If Gus is doing so in order to get a job, he is treating Bony nearly as a means to an end and is thus wrong.
2) As Rubin is training himself regardless of this desires and interests, as he has lost his enjoyment in cycling, and now he continuing merely out of his inertia. Kantian ethics would approve this action of Rubin as morally correct
Answer. Option C. He is treating himself as an autonomous agent, and thus, it is morally right.
3) According to Aristotlian virtues friendliness is a virtue that is associated with the sphere of action or feeling of social conduct. Hence, the character of Clara has the virtue of friendliness.
Answer. Option D. She has already attained virtuousness.
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