Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Political Philosophy and Medium-paragraph Length Answer Essay

Provide a medium-paragraph length answer to each question below (using full and complete sentences). The questions be well-nigh the readings listed on the syllabus for 2/19 and 2/26. 1. Identify and explain the two objections that Michael Sandel raises roughly Jeremy Benthams philosophy of Utilitarianism. 2. What are the three types of policies and laws that Michael Sandel identifies as world commonly rejected by libertarians?Briefly explain each type of policy, and explain why libertarians are philosophically opposed to them. 3. According to Mary Anne warren (in On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion), what are the five central criteria for moral personhood, and what are the implications of this criteria on the issue of whether or not the fetus has the right to life? 4.According to Don marquess (in Why Abortion Is Immoral), what is the property that the fetus possesses which makes abortion an immoral act? Why does Marquis say that abortion is just as wrong as killing an inno cent adult person? 5. Judith Jarvis Thomson (in A Defense of Abortion) makes an argument about the morality of abortion when the pregnancy is due to rape by creating a fictitious example about being hooked up to an unconscious violinist.What are the elements of her example that make it analogous to the situation of pregnancy due to rape? What is the conclusion she draws about the morality of abortion in this situation, and what is the basis for this conclusion? composure Guidelines Include your gain and the assignment name (Homework Assignment 1) in the text of the document Include your name and the assignment name (Homework Assignment 1) in the name of the file that you submit.

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