Isla fakes a headache to skip her classes.Few weeks later,when her friend,Isaac,lies to the teacher about being sick,Isla reports him to the teacher.She tells the teacher that she is not in favor of lying.According to Immanuel Kant,Isla would most likely be in violation of _____.
A) utilitarianism
B) the categorical imperative
C) a veil of ignorance
D) the Protestant Ethic
E) due diligence

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According to Immanuel Kant, Isla would most likely be in violation of the categorical imperative. For the formalist thinker Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), to be ethical requires that people act with a good intent. To have a good intent, they have to act in ways that are ethically consistent.

Isla Fakes a Headache to Skip Her Classes