Duty (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Quizzes
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What did Kant rely on rather than revelation?
What did Kant rely on rather than revelation?
Rationalism
What type of knowledge did Kant believe in, based on reason and logic?
What type of knowledge did Kant believe in, based on reason and logic?
A Priori knowledge
What type of ethical system is Kantian ethics?
What type of ethical system is Kantian ethics?
Deontological
According to Kant, what should humans act from rather than desired outcomes?
According to Kant, what should humans act from rather than desired outcomes?
Moral law
In the shopkeeper example, which shopkeeper fulfilled their duty?
In the shopkeeper example, which shopkeeper fulfilled their duty?
One who acts rightly because it's right
What did Kant state is the only thing unconditionally good?
What did Kant state is the only thing unconditionally good?
Goodwill
What term means 'the highest good' that goodwill can achieve?
What term means 'the highest good' that goodwill can achieve?
Summum bonum
Why do we get no credit for pursuing our own interests according to Kant?
Why do we get no credit for pursuing our own interests according to Kant?
It fulfils our animalistic nature
Which of these is NOT a duty according to Kant?
Which of these is NOT a duty according to Kant?
Being drunk
What does the murderer at the door example demonstrate?
What does the murderer at the door example demonstrate?
Kant prioritises duty over realism
Who claimed we should take duties Prima Facie, meaning we'll always know what to do?
Who claimed we should take duties Prima Facie, meaning we'll always know what to do?
W D Ross
Who argued that duties can conflict, giving the example of a sick mother vs going to war?
Who argued that duties can conflict, giving the example of a sick mother vs going to war?
Sartre