Assignment 5 Kantian Ethics
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PHI 2010
Name: Monalisa Obiagwu
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Jose works as a mechanic at a Honda dealership. His garage is closed on Sundays and at the end of
his shift on Saturday he “borrows” a Honda scanner that checks service codes. On Sunday, he uses
the scanner while performing a job for a friend of a friend. He gets to work early on Monday and
returns the scanner before anyone else arrives. The scanner isn’t damaged at all. Fully explain and
apply
Kantianism
to this particular situation. Was it OK for Jose to steal and return the scanner?
Describe how
Kantian ethics
works in general and address factors that would be important
according to this view.
Do
you
think Jose behaved morally? Justify your own view.
Write 2-3
paragraphs.
Begin typing your answer below.
Despite the fact that the scanner was undamaged and placed back where it belonged, Jose's actions were
improper. Jose should not have been allowed to "borrow" the Honda scanner without authorization, especially
given the time constraints of having to return it before his employer finds out. This is blatant theft. Kantianism
also adheres to the universalizability principle, which holds that if a behavior is morally right or wrong, it ought
to be applicable to everyone. If everyone did what Jose did and took things without asking, trust would erode,
and property rights would be disrespected.
Kantian ethics would show that if Jose is allowed to borrow the scanner, then any employee of a
dealership or other person is also free to take possession of anything that is not theirs. One may think that just
because his intentions might have been good to help a friend of a friend, Jose still did not behave morally. It
would have been best if Jose had asked his manager or supervisor for permission to borrow the scanner rather
than steal it. Jose violated so many laws due to the action he took. If someone found out what he did or reported
it, they could face serious consequences.
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