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lidoalex

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Express why the case of the widow Kanwan's act of suttee is not an example of moral relativism.
 
  A. Kanwan's act presented no independent moral justification or conflictingmoral perspectives as the main reason justifying her decision to kill herself;rather, her decision was based only on religion.
 B. The main reasons offered to justify Kanwan's decision to kill herself are basedonly on moral justification; accordingly, there are no conflicting moralperspectives to justify Kanwan's actions.
 C. Kanwan was not following the moral requirements of any specific cultural
  group, and, therefore, there was no justification for her actions.
  D. Kanwan's actions were based on a fundamental inequality between genders.

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A person who uses confidential information obtained at work to enhance his or her own self-interest is acting primarily according to which ethical theory?
 
  a. Kantian ethics
  b. Egoism
  c. Utilitarianism
  d. Rights theory


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Beatricemm

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

A

Answer to Question 2

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lidoalex

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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