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Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals

Immanuel Kant

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According to Kant, moral laws apply:

(A) only to those who invent them

(B) to all rational beings in all places at all times

(C) only to human beings

(D) to people who share your culture

According to Kant, actions conform to duty when:

(A) they are undertaken for the sake of duty alone

(B) others approve of them

(C) you have been beaten sufficiently

(D) when physical needs are satisfied

Kant argues that moral philosophy is useful for which of the following reasons?

(A) to make your life a living hell

(B) to teach us which specific actions we should and should not undertake

(C) to help professors get tenure

(D) to strengthen people's moral sense and help them avert distractions

Which of the following is the one unambiguously good thing in the world?

(A) these SparkNotes

(B) good will

(C) intelligence

(D) courage

Which of the following is a formulation of the moral law from Chapter 1?

(A) never lie

(B) always eat your vegetables and pay attention in class

(C) never act on the basis of a principle that you would not want to be a universal law

(D) always follow your gut instinct in making moral decisions

Which of the following is a formulation of the categorical imperative from Chapter 2?

(A) never pursue a course of action that could potentially cause another person harm

(B) never read SparkNotes without reading the book being discussed first

(C) always satisfy your own needs before expending energy on the needs of others

(D) always treat other rational beings as ends in themselves, never as mere means

In the "kingdom of ends" described in Chapter 2, which of the following is true?

(A) the only laws are universal laws for rational beings

(B) everyone is happy

(C) all people choose the means that best serve their ends

(D) the categorical imperative is included as a clause in the constitution

Which of the following is true of things in themselves?

(A) we may have knowledge of them

(B) we may have no knowledge of them

(C) they are accurately represented by appearances

(D) there is no such thing

According to Kant, which of the following would count as "heteronomy"?

(A) basing one's action on an urgent physical need

(B) always abiding by the categorical imperative

(C) giving oneself one's own law

(D) living in the "kingdom of ends"

Kant argues that morality may be based on which of the following?

(A) the Bible

(B) prayer

(C) the concept of freedom

(D) timeless traditions

Which of the following best characterizes Kant's philosophical method?

(A) he uses reason to critique itself and identify the limits of rational understanding

(B) he seeks help from God through prayer and meditation

(C) he tries to make philosophical arguments that appeal to poorly educated people and may be understood by them

(D) he looks for evidence of moral freedom in the empirical world

In what year was the Grounding published?

(A) 1785

(B) 1965

(C) 1843

(D) 1359

Which of the following was published before the Grounding?

(A) Treasure Island

(B) Religion within the Limits of Reason Alone

(C) Critique of Practical Reason

(D) Critique of Pure Reason

Kant's hometown is now located in which of the following countries?

(A) Cuba

(B) Poland

(C) Russia

(D) Germany

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