University of Pittsburgh, Fall Term 1998
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Ben Eggleston, Instructor
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Philosophy 0300—CRN 35193: Introduction to Ethics
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mailbox: CL 1001—office: CL 1428E
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Thursdays, 5:45 p.m. to 8:10 p.m., in CL 142
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office hours: Tuesdays, 5:15–6:15, and Thursdays, 4:40–5:40
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Internet: http://www.pitt.edu/~jbest3/Ethics.html
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e-mail: jbest3+@pitt.edu
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Quiz no. 2, make-up no. 3
October 8, 1998
On the front of this sheet of paper, answer each of the following questions.
Provide a distinct answer for each question, numbering your answers as
you proceed. Before turning in your quiz, fold this sheet of paper in half,
lengthwise (i.e., so that the crease goes from top to botton, down the
middle), and write your name on the back. Only answers written on the front
will influence your grade, and nothing written on the front should reveal
your identity.
- Why, according to Kant, is it a mistake to try to derive morality from
examples of supposedly moral conduct?
- Why does Kant say that a person willing both (a) to make a false
promise and (b) that everyone should freely do likewise is contradicting
himself?
- What is the “end in itself” formulation of the categorical imperative?
- What explanation does Kant give for (what he sees as) the failure of
previous attempts to discover the principle of morality?