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Joel Feinberg: The Nature and Value of Rights

Page history last edited by Abram John Limpin 15 years, 2 months ago

Abram John A. Limpin

 

Book: Contemporary Moral Problems

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Amazon Reference: http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Moral-Problems-James-White/dp/0534584306/

  

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  1. Describe Nowheresville. How is this world different from our world?
  2. Explain the doctrine of the logical correlativity of rghts and duties. What is Feinberg's posotion on this doctrine?
  3. How does Feinberg explain the concept of personal desert? How would personal desert work in Nowheresville?
  4. Explain the notion of a sovereign right-monopoly. How would this work in Nowheresville according to Feinberg?
  5. State the argument for saying that ethical egoism is inconsistent. Why doesn’t Rachels accept this argument?
  6. What are claim-rights? Why does Feinberg think they are morally important?

 

 

 

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  1. Does Feinberg make a convincing case for the importance of rights? Why or why not?
  2. Can you give a noncircular definition of claim-right?

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