Do you think Kant offers a good explanation for why a lying promise is immoral on the basis of (a) or (b)?

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Topic 1: Kant on the lying promise
Kant offers two different explanations for the immorality of lying promises based on the following
formulations of the categorical imperative: (a) the formula of the universal law of nature and (b) the
formula of humanity as an end in itself.

Do you think Kant offers a good explanation for why a lying promise is immoral on the basis of (a) or
(b)? (Pick (a) or (b), but not both.) Your paper should do the following four things:

(Reconstruction) Explain how Kants deontological ethics focuses on acting from the motive of
duty and not on consequences. Then, explain the meaning of either (a) the formula of the universal
law of nature or (b) the formula of humanity as an end in itself. Support your reconstruction with
quotes from or citations to the text that you also explain in your own words.
(Reconstruction) Briefly reconstruct/explain the case of the lying promise as Kant presents it.
(Reconstruction) Reconstruct Kants explanation of the immorality of the lying promise on the
basis of (a) or (b). Support your reconstruction with quotes from or citations to the text that you
also explain in your own words.
(Analysis) Analyze Kants explanation of the immorality of the lying promise. Do you think his
argument for why a lying promise is immoral is strong? Or are there better explanations of the
immorality of the lying promise? This analysis should state whether you think Kant offers a good
or bad explanation of or argument about the immorality of the act, or if you think there are both
good and bad elements to his response. Think of possible counterexamples that might call into
question Kants explanation or any sorts of examples that might help support his point, as well.
o Feel free to draw upon any of the authors weve read who you might think might offer a
better approach to lying promises.

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