President Abraham Lincoln very succinctly explained his rationale for his condemnation of and opposition to slavery, to wit: "As I would not be a slave, so I shall not be a master." Lincoln's reasoning best exemplifies what ethical theory?
a. Legal Positivism of Thomas Hobbs
b. Ethical Relativism of the Sophists
c. The Categorical Imperative of Immanuel Kant
d. Utilitarianism of Bentham and Mills.
Which of the following is a true statement?
A. Kantian ethics is premised on reason-based, self-imposed, universal duties.
B. Kantian ethics allows moral rules not to apply to certain people because they are privileged.
C. Under the Social Contract ethical theory people are only obligated to obey the rules of society if they want to.
D. Pursuant to Ethical Egoism a person is not supposed to advance and empower himself or herself but rather let the government take care of him or her.