PT143.S2.P3.Q15

PrepTest 143 - Section 2 - Passage 3 - Question 15

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Passage A.

P1

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Augustine's view · Don't lie to liars
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Author's concession · Some truth behind Augustine's view
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General opinion · Many think lying to liars feels fair
People think that liars forfeit right to be told the truth.
P3

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Two moral questions · (1) Does liar have right to be told truth? (2) Are we more justified in lying to a liar?
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Author's view · Liar forfeits right to truth, but we shouldn't automatically lie to him
We need to consider potential harm to ourselves and society when considering whether to lie to him.

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P5

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View derived from Kant · Acting toward someone as they have acted toward others treats that person as a rational being
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Potential implication · Some might think we have a duty to act toward someone as they have acted to others
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Author's view · Not a duty; but we're authorized to act toward someone as they have acted toward others
If a rational person does something to another person, he authorizes others to do the same to him.
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15.

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a

Can immoral actions ██ █████████

Passage A addresses this, but passage B doesn’t.

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b

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Passage A only considers moral wrongs. That’s enough to eliminate (B). But passage B also only considers moral wrongs.

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c

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Passage A addresses this, and so does passage B.

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d

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Passage A doesn’t address this.

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e

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Passage A doesn’t address this.

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