Jean-Jacques Rousseau, another contractarian, held that, through a social compact,

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people may agree to unite into a state and through the state to enact laws reflective of the general will. He believed that people neither give up their rights to the state nor entrust them to it, for they are the state.

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Wolf claims that the standard arguments for the patient right of self-determination

or autonomy for euthanasia are equally persuasive for men and women.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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According to Freudianism, the human personality is comprised of three parts:

A. stimulus, response, and reinforcer B. ego, positive reinforcer, and negative reinforcer C. conscience, un-conscience, and ego D. the id, ego, and superego

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What does nussbaum recommend, in light of concerns that prostitutes lack autonomy?

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Explain wen, and describe how it shows itself in practice.

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