Philosophy Quiz: Kant and Rights Theory

According to Immanuel Kant, what is the basis of ethical judgments?

• Emotions

• Reason

• Feelings

• Intuition

What does Kant believe is the highest good?

• Happiness

• Wealth

• Fame

• Power

For Kant, who is considered a good person?

• One who acts from a sense of duty

• One who follows emotions

• One who acts on impulse

• One who seeks happiness

What is the distinction between acts done 'From the Motive of duty' and 'In accordance with duty'?

• Helping others vs. Helping oneself

• Paying debts vs. Borrowing money

• Keeping promises vs. Breaking promises

• Respecting elders vs. Respecting peers

What is the Categorical Imperative according to Kant?

• Acting based on emotions

• Acting based on specific goals

• Acting impulsively

• Acting regardless of goals

What does the Universalizability formulation of the categorical imperative ask?

• How to achieve personal goals

• What if everybody behaved as you do

• What if nobody followed rules

• How to gain power

What is the main appeal of Kant's ethics?

• Acting on impulse

• Achieving personal success

• Respecting others as oneself

• Following societal norms

What is the main shortcoming of Kant's ethics according to the text?

• Encourages dishonesty

• Too rigid and inflexible

• Promotes selfish behavior

• Lack of solution to conflicts of duties

What are examples of legal rights mentioned in the text?

• Right to steal, Right to harm others, Right to cheat, Right to work

• Right to liberty, Right to pursue happiness, Right to a jury trial, Right to a lawyer

• Right to lie, Right to deceive, Right to manipulate, Right to slander

• Right to disobey laws, Right to cause harm, Right to discriminate, Right to be violent

What is the difference between Moral Rights and Legal Rights?

• Moral rights are always legal, Legal rights are always moral

• Moral rights are based on feelings, Legal rights are based on reason

• Moral rights refer to what ought to be, Legal rights are 'on the books'

• Moral rights are temporary, Legal rights are permanent