Ethics 111 Take-home quiz on deontology

• Due: Friday, April 1^st by 6 PM via email.

• To be emailed to vood@cummings-good.com.

• You may turn in a hard copy of your quiz at Thursday’s class on 3/31.

Note: You must put these answers in your own words. In the age of Google, Plaigarism is very easy to detect and if you simply cut and paste sections of text you find to answer these questions, I will discover this and you will not receive credit.

Shorter answer questions (15 points each = 60 points total)

(1) Deontology: Define and explain why Kant focuses on motives rather than consequences

(2) Describe two ways that Kantianism is similar to, and two ways it is different from utilitarianism.

(3) Explain the difference between a hypothetical and categorical imperative, and the significance it has for Kant’s theory of ethics.

(4) Explain John Rawls’ concept of an ‘original position’ as a thought experiment for elucidating rational principles of justice.

Longer answer question (40 points)

(5) Is lying ever ethically justifiable? Use what you know about Kant and utilitarianism to discuss how this question might be answered.