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Which ethical principle is at work in the following statements?  You have a deep inner conscience and innate purpose. Do what is right even when your feelings, culture and employers are encouraging you to do wrong. 

According to most natural law theorists and Aquinas, 

____________ probably believe in absolutes. 

If someone believes we should kill one to save five in the trolley dilemma, she is probably basing her argument on a ___________________ principle. 

If someone believes we should kill one to save five in the trolley dilemma, she is probably basing her argument on a ___________________ principle. 

“Even though it will make 90% of the population happy, it is still wrong because you are violating her rights and treating her like dirt; you are treating her as a commodity that can be thrown away.  The above statement is based on _____________. 

According to most natural law theorists and Aquinas, 

Kant believed the only good without qualification is a good will because

Cheating is wrong because it involves treating another person like dirt, without respect. Everyone has a conscience that speaks when you treat people as if they don’t have intrinsic value.  This reason is based on  _______________. 

According to Kant, one deep reason you believe lying is wrong is because