Exam 9: Moral Problems

Of the various means of combating public harassment that Crouch discusses, which in your view are the most likely to be effective? Explain and defend your answer. The Trolley Problem Judith Jarvis Thomson

Analyze the divestiture puzzle from a deontological and consequentialist perspective. How would these perspectives differ in their analysis?

In the fat man case, you imagine that you are a fat man falling onto the trolley lines.

In cases of public harassment, the harasser usually backs down when confronted.

Davis criticizes broad definitions of sexual harassment such as the one given in the Equal Opportunity Commission's guidelines. What are the grounds of this criticism? Are these grounds compelling in your view? Why or why not?

Kukathas argues that determining who should be held liable for restitution is difficult because of

According to Marquis, abortion is __________ seriously immoral.

Thomson argues that the right to life is the right to have whatever you need to sustain it.

According to Boxill, both the white community as a whole and individual white people owe reparation to the black community.

According to Davis, commentators have identified __________ as a contributing factor to the number of sexual harassment incidents on college campuses.

According to Crouch, public harassment is a breach of __________ that is the norm in public space.

Cahn claims that if the possessor of tainted stock simply renounces ownership then

Write an example of your own that is morally similar to the fat man case. Turning the Trolley Judith Jarvis Thomson

Kukathas raises several problems that he thinks make it difficult to identify the agents relevant to establishing claims for restitution. Of these problems, which one is the most serious in your view and why?

Singer's principle requires us to prevent what is bad and promote what is good.

How are the basic trolley case and the fat man case morally similar?

Sexual harassment, according to Crouch's argument, centrally involves a constraint on women's

According to Davis, reporting incidents of sexual harassment can be difficult for students because of

Kukathas claims that there are difficulties in holding groups such as companies and private organizations like churches responsible for restitution for past injustice. What are these difficulties? Can these difficulties be overcome or do they undermine any attempt to hold groups liable for the costs of restitution?

According to Davis, the frequency of on-campus sexual harassment is under-estimated because