Thursday, January 28, 2016

HW 5: Chapter two, p. 45-52

1- once you agree that a person deserve rights, can they be taken back (forfeited)? how so?

2- "... it is possible for a criminal to regain lost self-respect and the respect of others once owed him." do you agree or disagree? explain why.

3- are rights absolute? if so, how about people like charles manson or ted bundy?

4- examine the definition of coercion stated on p. 48-49. granted, we sometimes engage in coercive practies with other people. in light of kant's idea of respect, is this right? why not?

5- does self-respect involves being respected by others?

6- from the ethical standpoint what if someone willingly doesn't care for respect?

7- according to p. 51, what is the difference between prescriptions and proscriptions?

8- what is fairness? p. 52

9- explain principle #3 on p. 52. do you agree with it? (see is this way: would you not like to see the happiness of your neighborhood being increased?)


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