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Question: Your discussion post should discuss some normative claim, moral principle, ethical dilemma, problem case, or applied context found in the course readings or lectures. Posts on the third discussion forum should be focused on the problems and arguments related to Rule Deontology, Acting from Duty, Respect for Persons, Autonomy, or Consent covered during lessons 6 & 7. Anything related to Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals or O'Neill's "Between Consenting Adults" is fair game.

For examples of possible topics: critique an action-type or social practice using Kant's theory; defend your principled response to the Nazi-at-the-door counter-example; analyze the complex concept of autonomy and what it entails for Kant's moral framework; raise an objection to duty ethics; explain how Kantian deontology provides a principled basis for prohibiting violations of consent, etc.

Please title your discussion post according to the topic you are discussing. E.g., "The Moral Wrongness of False Promises," "Why It is a Duty to Cultivate One's Natural Talents," "How Suicide Violates the Categorical Imperative," "Respecting Persons as Autonomous Agents," "An Objection to Hypothetical Consent," "How Possible Consent Overcomes the Problems of Actual Consent," or some other appropriate title.