Question

"What would Kant say about the maxim of a person who goes shopping to buy art from reputable dealers, whenever they have extra time and money, and can legally acquire fine art, so as to share that art with the public in a museum. This person also takes great pleasure in shopping for and viewing art."A. Because the person would not steal or purchase illegitimately acquired art, and because they do so to share it with others, they respect the moral law in their maxim and their actions have moral worth.
B. Because the person takes pleasure in buying art, their maxim must aim at pleasure and the actions lack moral worth.
C. Because theft is permissible when the good outweighs the harm (e.g. stealing food when starving) the maxim is not universal, and the actions lack moral worth.
D. Because they take pleasure in not stealing their actions their maxim shows good character, and their actions have moral worth.

Answer 1

Answer:

A - Because the person would not steal or purchase illegitimately acquired art, and because they do so to share it with others, they respect the moral law in their maxim and their actions have moral worth.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct option is option A.

Explanation:

As the maxim clearly indicates that the person always shops from the reputable dealers thus the only option is option A such that the person does not steal or purchase the illegitimately acquired art as he respects the moral law in the maxim.