SUS1501 Assignment 2
(COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 1 2025 - DUE March
2025
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ANSWERS) Semester 1 2025 - DUE March
2025
BACKGROUND FACTS In assignment 1, one of the
questions was: “In the first 6 months of 2024, the
six wealthiest men in South Africa gained on
average R77 million per day each.” My personal
opinion on this statement is most closely described
by: a. Good for them – they worked hard to earn
this. b. The only problem I have with this is that it
wasn’t me earning R77 million a day. c. No problem
with this. I'm sure all of these billionaires donate
huge amounts to charities d. I think that it is
morally wrong for anyone to earn that much
money. e. I think that active steps should be taken
to correct such immoral earnings.” Do you
remember which option you chose? In this
assignment we are going to zoom in on option “a”
specifically: “Good for them – they worked hard to
earn this”. What this option is basically saying is,
that the earnings of these billionaires are
completely reasonable and justifiable? What we
want you to do in this assignment is to examine
this option (i.e. someone, perhaps even you, taking
R 77 million a day for 6 months) from the
perspective of Kant’s formula of universal law
version of the categorical imperative.
(COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 1 2025 - DUE March
2025
For assistance contact:
, SUS1501 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) Semester 1 2025 - DUE March
2025
BACKGROUND FACTS In assignment 1, one of the
questions was: “In the first 6 months of 2024, the
six wealthiest men in South Africa gained on
average R77 million per day each.” My personal
opinion on this statement is most closely described
by: a. Good for them – they worked hard to earn
this. b. The only problem I have with this is that it
wasn’t me earning R77 million a day. c. No problem
with this. I'm sure all of these billionaires donate
huge amounts to charities d. I think that it is
morally wrong for anyone to earn that much
money. e. I think that active steps should be taken
to correct such immoral earnings.” Do you
remember which option you chose? In this
assignment we are going to zoom in on option “a”
specifically: “Good for them – they worked hard to
earn this”. What this option is basically saying is,
that the earnings of these billionaires are
completely reasonable and justifiable? What we
want you to do in this assignment is to examine
this option (i.e. someone, perhaps even you, taking
R 77 million a day for 6 months) from the
perspective of Kant’s formula of universal law
version of the categorical imperative.
