Political Science · Political Theory
Given below are two statements, choose the correct option.
- Statement I: Immanuel Kant is considered to have propounded the deontological stream in liberalism
- Statement II: Jeremy Bentham is considered to have propounded the teleological stream in classical liberalism
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct — Both statements are correct, so the answer is that Statement I and Statement II are both true.
Explanation
★Both statements are correct, so the answer is that Statement I and Statement II are both true.
★A deontological ethic judges actions by duty and the rightness of the means, not only by results.
★Immanuel Kant is the classic deontologist, insisting that good ends never justify wrong means.
★A teleological ethic judges actions only by their ends or consequences.
★Jeremy Bentham's utilitarianism is teleological, judging acts by the greatest happiness produced.
★Consequentialism is closely allied with the teleological view, since both look to outcomes.
★Kant and Bentham thus represent the two great moral streams running through liberal thought.
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