PHI 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Jeremy Bentham, Deontological Ethics, John Stuart Mill
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Immanuel kant, a devout christian, revised duty theory, by saying we have no duties to god since we lack knowledge of god. false. The key value of duty theory, says james feiser, is its emphasis on the duty we owe ourselves. false. Immanuel kant said that believers who claim to have knowledge of god also have no special duties to. Ross held that prima facie duties are tentatively binding so when they conflict we must rely on intuition to choose the stronger duty. true. An ethics with duties to god, ourselves, and others, says james feiser, will possibly result in a tentative obligation not to commit suicide. false. The supreme principle of morality, according to immanuel kant, was the ten commandments. true. John stuart mill argued that the categorical imperative is utilitarian. true. Immanuel kant, in his duty ethics (theory), was influenced by the natural law tradition. false.
