Exam 9: Moral Problems

How is Marquis's argument different from the usual arguments presented in the abortion debate? Do you think that this is a consideration in favor of his argument? Explain.

According to Cahn, the wish to sell stock is logically equivalent to

The Bystander's Three Options case is meant to show why we should not turn the trolley to kill one worker.

Thomson argues that abortion is always permissible.

If we were to walk past a shallow pond and see a child drowning in it, Singer would claim that

Kukathas discusses the case of the Seminole Indians to show that

In the cases of Tom, Dick, and Harry, Tom

Boxill claims that even if the validity of inheritance is rejected, a strong argument in favor of reparation can still be made. What is this argument? Is it persuasive? Why or why not?

Singer argues that we should radically revise our practice of distinguishing between charity and duty. Do you agree? Explain.

According to Thomson, when people are confronted with the fat man case

Thomson views the morality of abortion as

According to Kukathas, the argument for holding descendants of perpetrators of past injustice liable for making reparations is weakened by the fact that people's identities are complex mixtures of different inheritances.

According to Kukathas, identifying groups that are descended from of victims of past injustice has an advantage over identifying individuals because

In the trolley case, if you do nothing

Explain the violinist case and how it is supposed to function in Thomson's argument. Do you find it convincing? Explain.

Crouch claims that the function and effect of all sexual harassment is to

Boxill argues that present-day white Americans are liable to make reparation because they did not refuse to accept the benefits belonging to descendants of slaves when they were in a position to do so.

Cahn claims that the wish to sell stock is logically equivalent to the wish that someone buy it. Why is this claim significant to Cahn's argument?

According to Cahn, the divestiture puzzle does not depend on

In Bystander's Three Options, Thomson argues that saving the five workers is