Nozick's Basketball Player thought experiment is intended to show that a society based on Rawls' principles would eventually become a utopia.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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To Plato, the soul is more valuable than
A. The body B. Financial gain C. Harmony D. Mental and physical health and well being
Describe the metaphysical views of Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz. Focus especially on the nature and quantity of substance and the issue of how substances interact. What common threads do you find in their perspectives? How do they disagree with one another? Which viewpoint seems strongest to you, and why?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Kant has been criticized for claiming that his theory does not take consequences into account, when in fact it does. 2. The following statement is a criticism raised against Kant's categorical imperative: The categorical imperative discriminates against people of no or low income. 3. According to Kant, a rational being is any being capable of feeling pleasure or pain. 4. Christine Korsgaard agrees with Kant that there is no good justification for lying. 5. A person being used as merely a means to an end is treated as having instrumental value only.
Libertarians tend to support legalizing euthanasia on the basis of
a. the greater good b. individual liberty and non-interference with autonomy c. conformity with natural law d. All of the above