Kant and Pushing the Fat Man Off the Bridge.
1. What was the argument presented in class in defense of the claim that it is not the right thing to do
to push the fat man off the bridge? (Present and explain the reconstruction of the argument I
presented in class and the lecture notes. If there is no reconstruction of the debate in standard
form, numbered premises, and conclusion, the dispute has not been presented).
2. According to Kant, what are imperatives, and how are they essential in evaluating actions from
the moral perspective? Give examples to explain your answer. Explain the difference between
hypothetical and categorical imperatives. Give supporting examples to support your explanation.
Which type are moral imperatives?
3. What is Kant’s fundamental principle of morality, The Categorical Imperative?
4. How does The Categorical Imperative explain why specific actions are wrong? Give examples
to explain how it works.
5. How does Kant’s Categorical Imperative support the argument presented above? Explain
