The word "respect" can have different meanings in different contexts. Which one of the following statements is consistent with the meaning of "respect" as used in Kant's theory of Respect for Persons?
a. Respect for Persons conveys the concept that a person is accorded respect, but only in proportion to their accomplishments or their status in society.
b. Respect for Persons conveys the concept that even persons liable for breaking criminal laws must be accorded a basic level of respect c. Respect for Persons conveys the concept that a person is to be accorded respect only to the degree the person offering respect chooses to do so.

a. Respect for Persons conveys the concept that a person is accorded respect, but only in proportion to their accomplishments or their status in society.

Explanation:

This is because, the respect afforded to people of status like footballers, musicians, actors or actress is higher than that offered to a road side vendor.

Also, accomplished people tend to earn higher respect than there comtemporaries within the same field of endavour. This could be seen in the recognition given to Albert Einstein, an accomplished physicst.

The correct option is option "C"

Explanation:

Integral to Kant's moral hypothesis is the case that all people are owed respect since they are people, that is, free normal creatures.

To be an individual is to have a status and worth that is not normal for that of some other sort of being: it is to be an end in itself with nobility.

Also, the main reaction that is fitting to such a being is respect. Respect (that is, good acknowledgment regard) is the affirmation in demeanor and lead of the respect of people as finishes in themselves. Respect for such creatures isn't just suitable yet in addition ethically and unequivocally required