Imagine That a Recent College Graduate,Gus,is at a Party and Discovers

question 3

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a recent college graduate,Gus,is at a party and discovers that another guest,Bonnie,is in charge of hiring for a local company.Which of the following best explains what Kant would think of Gus being nice to Bonnie throughout the rest of the evening?

• A) Gus's doing so might give him an unethical advantage in future hiring.
• B) Bonnie's allowing of the interaction signals that Gus's actions are appropriate.
• C) Gus and Bonnie are acting autonomously,so all is ethically fine.
• D) If Gus is doing so in order to get a job,he is treating Bonnie merely as a means to an end and is thus wrong.

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