Why, According to Kant, Does Failing to Help Those in Need

question 683

Multiple Choice

Why, according to Kant, does failing to help those in need amount to failing to treat humanity as an end in itself?

• A) Because treating humanity as an end in itself requires trying, whenever possible, to promote others' goals and interests, not just your own.
• B) Because treating humanity as end in itself amounts to treating all humans as you would want to be treated, which includes helping others when they need help.
• C) Because treating humanity as an end in itself means imposing a limit on your selfish inclinations.
• D) Because treating humanity as an end in itself means promoting not only your own talents but also those of others, which means ensuring that they have what they need to develop their own talents.

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Definitions:

Diastereomers

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other, differing in the arrangement of atoms in space, impacting physical properties and reactivity.

Tautomers

Isomers of organic compounds that readily interconvert, typically differing by the placement of a proton and the double bond.

Enol Tautomer

A form of tautomerism where a hydrogen atom shifts position, leading to a double bond and an alcohol group.

1-phenyl-2-octanone

An organic compound featuring a phenyl group attached to the first carbon of an octanone, a molecule with eight carbon atoms and a ketone functional group at the second position.