How Does Immanuel Kant's Approach to Ethical Decision-Making Differ from That

question 15

Multiple Choice

How does Immanuel Kant's approach to ethical decision-making differ from that of an ethical fundamentalist?

• A) Kant's approach is premised on man's rationality and not on principles handed down from above.
• B) Kant's approach stresses liberty and not justice.
• C) Kant's approach judges society in moral terms by how it distributes goods and services.
• D) Kant's approach assesses each separate act according to whether it maximizes pleasure over pain.

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Definitions:

Payoff Matrix

A table that shows the potential outcomes of different decisions in a strategic situation, used in game theory to analyze choices and consequences.

Zero-Sum Game

A situation in game theory where one participant's gain or loss is exactly balanced by the losses or gains of the other participants.

Negative-Sum Game

In game theory, a game in which the gains (+) and losses (−) add up to some amount less than zero; one party’s losses exceed the other party’s gains. A strategic interaction (game) between two or more parties (players) in which the winners’ gains are less than the losers’ losses so that the gains and losses sum to a negative number.

Positive-Sum Game

A situation in game theory in which the sum of gains and losses is greater than zero, indicating that all participants can benefit from cooperation or competition.