[Abortion] How does Mary Anne Warren argue in favor of womens right to have abortions? Why does her argument entail that infanticide may be morally permissible? How does she respond to this challenge? What is the moral difference between abortion and infanticide, according to Warren? Describe and critically examine her argument.
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[Euthanasia] Why, according to hard paternalism, must euthanasia choices always be thwarted? How does Margaret Pabst Battin respond to this objection? Whose argument do you think is more plausible, Battins or her opponents? Defend your own view.
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[Animal Rights] Is intensive rearing method morally permissible? What does Peter Singer say? What does Tom Regan say? Whose argument is more plausible? Describe and critically examine their arguments.
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[Environmental Ethics] Why do Economic anthropocentrists believe that we should use the method of Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) to evaluate our environmental policies? What are the benefits of CBA? What are some reasons against using CBA to evaluate environmental policies? How should environmental policies be designed?
Part II Answer TWO of the following questions (10 points each)
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[Sexual Ethics] Impaired sex is defined, according to Nicolas Dixon, as sex with a person whose judgment is significantly impaired by alcohol. Should we punish men for impaired sex? What is Dixons view? Describe and critically evaluate his argument.
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[Distributive Justice] The wealthiest 1% of American households own a larger share of the nations wealth 39.6% than at any time over the past 50 years, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research (Links to an external site.). The income gap in the United States has increased dramatically during the past few decades. Should the government tax the rich to narrow the income gap? What would Robert Nozick say? What would John Rawls say? Whose view do you believe is more plausible? Explain why.
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[Immigration] According to Christopher Wellman, a sovereign state has a presumptive right to design its preferred immigration policy. What is his argument? Do you agree with his argument? Why or why not? Describe and critically evaluate his arguments.
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[Criminal Punishment] Louis Pojman argues in favor of the death penalty. What are his arguments? Describe and critically evaluate his arguments.
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