Tuesday, April 5, 2016

homework #7, chapter 7


1. define the following:
a) right, b) entitlement, c) claims, d) duties, e) responsabilities,
2. what is a negative right? give examples.
3. what is a positive right? same as above.
4. As per classification of rights define: a) absolute rights, b) prima facie rights, c) scalar rights,

More interpretive questions,

5- do you agree with Gregory Vlastos (page 199), that all rights are prima facie rights? (think of scalar rights to inform your question)
6- do you agree that there are absolute rights?
7- since legal rights and moral rights are different is one more "inherent" than the other?
8- how do you justify someone having a "natural" right to freedom? (think of your own freedom) 
9- some people, ideologies and governments believe that rights are not inherent, but given. do you agree or disagree and if so, explain.
10- you think animals deserve rights? (if so, should you kill them?)
read this link about euthanasia
11- is involuntary euthanasia moral?
12- do you believe there's something called "dying with dignity"?
for question 12 read this (scroll to "who is at risk for suicide")



No comments:

Post a Comment