O'Neill, "A Simplified Account of Kant's Ethics"

T/F According to O'Neill, to treat another rational agent as a mere means is wrong unless doing so is required to treat other rational agents as ends in themselves.

False

T/F O'Neill finds the requirements of Kant's moral theory to be excessively demanding.

False

T/F To avoid doing wrong, Kant thinks we should act to promote the happiness of as many people as possible.

False

The Formula of the End in Itself requires that one must:

treat all rational agents as ends in themselves

Which of the following is a Kantian explanation of why lying is wrong? a. It violates a divine commandment. b. It involves treating another person merely as a means to an end. c. It might produce some short-term advantage for the liar, but in the long run it will not promote his or her happiness. d. It runs counter to our natural feelings of sympathy for other human beings.

b. It involves treating another person merely as a means to an end.

Why am I not necessarily acting immorally when I use a bank teller to cash my paycheck?

because the teller can consent in principle to being used in this way

Which of the following would violate the categorical imperative? a. a fraudulent mortgage contract b. sexual harassment in the workplace c. telling a lie to make easy money d. all of the above

d. all of the above

The term "maxim" in Kant refers to:

the principle underlying a decision to act in a particular way

According to O'Neill, to use someone as a mere means is:

to involve them in a scheme of action to which they could not in principle consent