Which of the following is similar to Kant's categorical imperative?

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To begin, let's restate what's being asked: Which option is similar to Kant's categorical imperative? Now, evaluate each choice in turn with attention to how Kantian ethics is defined.
Option 1: 'Front-page-of-the-newspaper test' — This test asks whether you would be comfortable having your action publicly known. While this is a useful practical check for transparency or social acceptability, it is not the core Kantian requirement about universalizable maxims or acting from a principled duty. It focuses on publicity rather than the rational, universal law behind an action. Therefore, it is not truly similar to the categorical imperative.
Option 2: 'The Divine Command' — The Divine Command Theory grounds morality in God's commands rather than in rational duties accessible to all rational beings. Kant’s imperative is a claim about the form and universality of maxims that can be willed as universal laws, independent of God’s specific commands. Hence, this option describes a different foundation for morality and is not similar in its central idea to Kant's imperative.
Option 3: 'All of the above are similar' — Since we just reasoned that the first two options do not align with Kant's categorical imperative in their core conceptual basis, claiming that all are similar would be incorrect. The similarities are not uniform across these tests or theories, so this broad assertion is false.
Option 4: 'The Golden Rule' — The Golden Rule, which urges treating others as one would want to be treated, expresses a form of universalizable consideration of others’ welfare that echoes Kantian concerns with universal maxims and the moral law. While not identical in formal structure, it captures the spirit of acting from a principle that could be willed universally and treats persons as ends in themselves, aligning it with the categorical imperative to some extent.
In summary, the Golden Rule aligns most closely with Kant’s idea about universalizable, morally binding principles compared to the publicity test or Divine Command theory, and it is distinctly not equivalent to those other options. The 'All of the above' choice is thus not correct because the first two are not truly similar to the categorical imperative, and the Golden Rule stands out as the closest analogue among the options.

BUS_102_A01_25U Exam 1

Which of the following is similar to Kant's categorical imperative?

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