Describe a situation in which a. you treated someone else as a mere means OR b. you were treated by someone else as a mere means.

Question 1.

Describe a situation in which a. you treated someone else as a mere means OR b. you were treated by someone else as a mere means. Explain why, according to Kant / Onora O’Neil’s analysis of Kant’s Categorical Imperative, why the treatment you describe was morally wrong.

Question 2.

State and explain one criticism of Kant’s approach to a deontological ethical theory. We will go over a number of common criticisms in class. You may either choose to address and expand on one of these or articulate your own criticism of Kant’s approach. Whichever you choose, focus your paper on explaining the reasons for the criticism – your job is to explain why this element of Kant’s argument is problematic.