Consider a Scenario Involving the Possible Killing of an Innocent

question 6

Multiple Choice

Consider a scenario involving the possible killing of an innocent person for the good of others. Such an action could conceivably be sanctioned by

• A) Kant's theory.
• B) natural law theory.
• C) the means-end principle.
• D) act-utilitarianism.

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