What are the 2 limitations on any claim of rights &/or liberties? Give examples to illustrate the limitations.
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PHILOSOPHY
1) What are the 2 limitations on any
claim of rights &/or liberties? Give examples to illustrate the
limitations.
2) Briefly describe at least one
strength and also at least one weakness of Universal Human Rights approaches,
such as embodied in UN Declarations.
3) Some versions of justice must assume
starting from a "level playing field", or they will merely reinforce
existing injustices. Define and give examples of the Natural Lottery and
Social Lottery, and briefly explain how they relate to distributive justice.
4) Self-care prompt: Laughter
really is amazing medicine! Identify at least one thing that makes you
laugh out loud (something that made you laugh recently, or something that you
turn to for a good laugh when you need one).
5) Describe one criticism of virtue
theories. How serious a problem do you think this criticism poses for
virtue theory?
6) Give an example of a virtue and the
extremes it lies between. Which extreme is closer to the virtue, and which is
the vice? Give examples that illustrate the virtue and ways that someone
might miss the mark.
7) In your own words, explain the
difference between the Ethic of Care and "top down" theories we have
discussed earlier in the term. What does an ethic of care offer that may
address criticisms of some of the more abstract theories?
