Exam 9: Moral Problems

Of the various forms of sexual harassment that Crouch discusses-workplace, academic, and public-which one do you think is the most serious and most in need of remedy? Are there any serious forms of sexual harassment that Crouch does not discuss?

In light of the problems Davis lays out, how would you define sexual harassment? Explain and defend your answer.

In Bystander's Three Options, Thomson argues that choosing option (2), turning the trolley to kill one worker, is

According to Crouch, women in traditional cultures are more likely to blame themselves for being harassed than women in more modern cultures.

Do you think that all of the support Marquis cites for his account of the wrongness of killing is good support? Explain.

Singer's arguments begins with the assumption that

Timmerman objects to Singer's argument because

Thomson argues that the right to life

The problem with selling stock in the scenario Cahn envisions is that

Thomson believes that in Bystander's Two Options, the option of killing one worker is permissible.

Crouch argues that many anti-harassment laws do not empower women, but rather further entrench their unequal status.

Public harassment, according to Crouch, is difficult to prosecute because

Boxill argues that __________ owe reparation to the present generation of black Americans.

According to Crouch, most discussions about sexual harassment focus on

For Timmerman, there are times when it is morally permissible not to prevent something bad from occurring even when doing so is at insignificant personal cost.

In the fat man case, you imagine that you could save five lives by killing the fat man.

According to Cahn, the divestiture puzzle depends on a set of empirical factors such as social and economic conditions, the attitudes of the company's board of directors, and so on.

According to Kukathas, the general problem in distinguishing descendants of past injustice is that

What is the main question that Thomson asks in this reading?

How would you argue against Thomson's conclusion in this paper? Can you still make an argument in favor of turning the trolley to kill one person instead of letting five die?