Assignment task: Consider the following case: A college student taking their first philosophy course realizes that they are in danger of failing the class after weeks of slacking off. The student's final essay on Immanuel Kant's moral theory is due in just a few days. The student hasn'tread the assignment and asks a friend if he can read their essay to help understand the theory; the classmate agrees. Since the classmate is an excellent student, and the student is sure the person would receive a passing grade; the student decides to submit the same assignment using logic; the other student is in another class with another professor meaning the student will not get caught.
Based on what you have learned in this module and earlier chapters of the textbook, create a PowerPoint that addresses each of the following questions. Use clear headings from each question will allow your instructor to know which question you are addressing on the slides in your presentation.
Requirement Questions:
Q1. According to the Golden Rule, would it be wrong for the college student to submit the essay from the classmate as his own? Why or why not? Use ethical concepts, cite, and discuss them.
Q2. According to Kant's principle of universalizability, would it be wrong for the college student to plagiarize the classmate's essay? Why or why not? Use ethical concepts, cite, and discuss them.
Q3. According to Kant's principle of humanity, would it be wrong for the college student to plagiarize his classmate's essay? Why or why not? Use ethical concepts, cite, and discuss them.
Q4. Suppose the college student asked the classmate for permission to plagiarize the essay, and they didn't mind. Would that change your answers to any of the previous questions? Use ethical concepts, cite, and discuss them.