Grounding for the metaphysics of morals
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August 7, 2017Write a 1,200- to 1,500-word paper explaining the legal aspects, financial standards involved,
August 7, 2017Grounding for the metaphysics of morals
Kant’s “Grounding for the metaphysics of morals”
1. You notice that many students in class are cheating. You are very much interested in your grade, but you do not want to do the same. How will you resolve the problem of class cheating, using the ideas of Kant?
2. Read the attached article about “The Shadowy Scholar,” (will be uploaded) which has appeared in “The Chronicle of Higher Education,” and underline its main theses. What does the article describe?
3. Formulate a maxim (or a subjective principle of volition) of a cheater. (For instance, this maxim could be: “I should cheat as long as I am not caught because it gives me good grades.”) Can this maxim become a universal moral law? Why/why not?
4. What is the most dangerous side effect of cheating, according to the article? Why would Kant disapprove cheating?
