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According to W. D. Ross's theory
 
 

a. a prima facie obligation is absolute and can never be overridden.
  b. what we should do in any specific set of circumstances will always be self-evident.
  c. it would be wrong to lie to a murderer even to save the life of a friend.
  d. we have various moral duties that can't be reduced to a single, overarching obligation



Question 2

A key idea of Immanuel Kant's ethical theory is that:
 
 

a. all duties are prima facie duties.
  b. the moral permissibility of our actions depends entirely upon their consequences.
  c. we should treat people as ends in themselves, never merely as means.
  d. only pleasure has intrinsic value



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Jane

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c


debasdf

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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