Book Name: The Elements of Moral philosophy by James Rachels ( 4th…

Book Name: The Elements of Moral philosophy by James Rachels ( 4th…

Book Name: The Elements of Moral philosophy by James Rachels ( 4th…

Book Name: The Elements of Moral philosophy by James Rachels ( 4th or 5th edition)Kantianism

 

 

18) What are the key differences between hypothetical and categorical imperatives? What, according to Kant, is the Categorical Imperative?

19) What is a “maxim”, and what role does it play in Kant’s moral theory? Demonstrate the role of maxims and the first formulation of the Categorical Imperative in Kant’s reasoning that we should never lie.

20) What, according to Anscombe, is wrong with Kant’s reasoning that we should never lie? What is the principal argument against absolute moral rules?

 

Social Contract Theory

21) Discuss Social Contract Theory. What is it? How does Hobbes’s “state of nature” argument provide support for this view?

22) What is the “Prisoner’s Dilemma”, and how does it provide support for SCT?

23) What, according to Rachels, are SCT’s advantages and disadvantages?

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