Question 1

Which conception of justice do you favor: Rawls's (previous reading) or Nozick's? Why?

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I favor Rawls's conception of justice ov

Question 2

Do you agree with Nozick that one cannot reasonably reject the entitlement conception of justice? Explain.
Non-contractual Society: A Feminist View
Virginia Held

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I do not agree with Nozick that one cann

Question 3

According to Rawls's theory of justice, infringements of basic liberties can only be justified by greater social and economic advantages.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Rawls claims that his two principles of justice follow from

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A)  Allowing for the contingencies of social circumstance. 
B)  Preventing the contingencies of social circumstance. 
C)  Preventing the accidents of natural endowment. 
D)  Both b and c 
A)  Allowing for the contingencies of social circumstance. 
B)  Preventing the contingencies of social circumstance. 
C)  Preventing the accidents of natural endowment. 
D)  Both b and c

Question 5

Nozick rejects the idea that "distributive justice"

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A)  Is a neutral term. 
B)  Lacks historical import. 
C)  Is the product of individually free choices. 
D)  Both a and b 
A)  Is a neutral term. 
B)  Lacks historical import. 
C)  Is the product of individually free choices. 
D)  Both a and b

Question 6

Held opposes the relation between "economic men" to

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A)  The relation between husband and wife. 
B)  The relation between adult child and aged parent. 
C)  The relation between a mothering person and a child. 
D)  The relation between sovereign country and colony. 
A)  The relation between husband and wife. 
B)  The relation between adult child and aged parent. 
C)  The relation between a mothering person and a child. 
D)  The relation between sovereign country and colony.

Question 7

Persons in the original position have knowledge of

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A)  Their class position and social status. 
B)  Their conception of the good. 
C)  Their natural talents and abilities. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  Their class position and social status. 
B)  Their conception of the good. 
C)  Their natural talents and abilities. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 8

The original position is the same as the state of nature.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Why does Held think that contractual thinking has left out women and children? Do you agree? Explain.

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Held believes that contractual thinking

Question 10

The following is not one of Nozick's principles of justice:

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A)  The difference principle. 
B)  The justice in transfer principle. 
C)  The justice in acquisition principle. 
D)  The rectification of injustice principle. 
A)  The difference principle. 
B)  The justice in transfer principle. 
C)  The justice in acquisition principle. 
D)  The rectification of injustice principle.

Question 11

Why does Nozick reject the term "distributive justice"? What does he think our actual society is like? Do you agree?

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good essay will:
State and explain Nozic

Question 12

Human beings in the state of nature are pushed to war against each other by

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A)  Competition. 
B)  Desire for glory. 
C)  Mutual mistrust. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Competition. 
B)  Desire for glory. 
C)  Mutual mistrust. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 13

Do you agree with Sibley that no collection of non-aesthetic properties can imply an aesthetic property? Why or why not?

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I agree with Sibley that no collection o

Question 14

Plato disparages democracy. Do you agree with his criticisms? Explain.

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good essay will:
State Plato's reasons f

Question 15

Socrates argues that objects of sight cannot be known.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why is a simple drawing made by a famous artist and a similar drawing on your refrigerator, made by one of your kids, worth nothing?

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The value of a simple drawing made by a

Question 17

What are the three laws of nature? How does Hobbes arrive at them?

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The three laws of nature, as proposed by

Question 18

According to Sibley, most people exhibit both taste and sensitivity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What are the features of the relation between the mothering person and child identified by Held? Do you find them significant for our thinking about society? Explain.

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Held identifies several key features of

Question 20

According to Sibley, aesthetic terms are only used when discussing works of art.

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A) True 
 B)False

Which conception of justice do you favor: Rawls's (previous reading) or Nozick's? Why?

Do you agree with Nozick that one cannot reasonably reject the entitlement conception of justice? Explain. Non-contractual Society: A Feminist View Virginia Held

According to Rawls's theory of justice, infringements of basic liberties can only be justified by greater social and economic advantages.

Rawls claims that his two principles of justice follow from

Nozick rejects the idea that "distributive justice"

Held opposes the relation between "economic men" to

Persons in the original position have knowledge of

The original position is the same as the state of nature.

Why does Held think that contractual thinking has left out women and children? Do you agree? Explain.

The following is not one of Nozick's principles of justice:

Why does Nozick reject the term "distributive justice"? What does he think our actual society is like? Do you agree?

Human beings in the state of nature are pushed to war against each other by

Do you agree with Sibley that no collection of non-aesthetic properties can imply an aesthetic property? Why or why not?

Plato disparages democracy. Do you agree with his criticisms? Explain.

Socrates argues that objects of sight cannot be known.

Why is a simple drawing made by a famous artist and a similar drawing on your refrigerator, made by one of your kids, worth nothing?

What are the three laws of nature? How does Hobbes arrive at them?

According to Sibley, most people exhibit both taste and sensitivity.

What are the features of the relation between the mothering person and child identified by Held? Do you find them significant for our thinking about society? Explain.

According to Sibley, aesthetic terms are only used when discussing works of art.

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Exam 11: Social Justice

Which conception of justice do you favor: Rawls's (previous reading) or Nozick's? Why?

Do you agree with Nozick that one cannot reasonably reject the entitlement conception of justice? Explain. Non-contractual Society: A Feminist View Virginia Held

According to Rawls's theory of justice, infringements of basic liberties can only be justified by greater social and economic advantages.

Rawls claims that his two principles of justice follow from

Nozick rejects the idea that "distributive justice"

Held opposes the relation between "economic men" to

Persons in the original position have knowledge of

The original position is the same as the state of nature.

Why does Held think that contractual thinking has left out women and children? Do you agree? Explain.

The following is not one of Nozick's principles of justice:

Why does Nozick reject the term "distributive justice"? What does he think our actual society is like? Do you agree?

Human beings in the state of nature are pushed to war against each other by

Do you agree with Sibley that no collection of non-aesthetic properties can imply an aesthetic property? Why or why not?

Plato disparages democracy. Do you agree with his criticisms? Explain.

Socrates argues that objects of sight cannot be known.

Why is a simple drawing made by a famous artist and a similar drawing on your refrigerator, made by one of your kids, worth nothing?

What are the three laws of nature? How does Hobbes arrive at them?

According to Sibley, most people exhibit both taste and sensitivity.

What are the features of the relation between the mothering person and child identified by Held? Do you find them significant for our thinking about society? Explain.

According to Sibley, aesthetic terms are only used when discussing works of art.

What Is Philosophy

The Elements of Argument

Knowing Vs Thinking

Mind

Free Will

Identity

God

Moral Theory

Moral Problems

Society

Art

The Meaning of Life

Asian Outlooks

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