Exam ON 12 11 12 From 6 30 7 45 PM Format Material to rights The exam will have two sections The first will consist of multiple choice questions 20 The second will consist of short answer questions 4 1 In general you should be able to summarize the basic arguments of all the articles we ve read as well as know how to object to those arguments and how the authors might respond You should also be able to apply an author s line of reasoning to a novel case 2 Be able to present and explain Singer s argument for famine relief and the problems with it Know what of comparable moral significance means Know that Singer is talking about obligations as opposed 3 Be able to explain Hardin s argument against famine relief and the problems with it Know the life boat example and its implications for famine relief Know that Hardin gives a consequentialist argument Know what a ratchet effect is and what role this notion plays in Hardin s argument 4 Be able to explain Nielsen s argument for famine and the problems with it Know what carrying capacity is 5 Be able to explain Hosper s argument for libertarianism and the problems with it Know the distinction between freedom and liberty Know the distinction between negative and positive rights Know what libertarianism is its relation to autonomy taxes and its main theses Know the distinction between ownership and stewardship Be able to explain that libertarianism is based on the over arching value of selfdetermination 6 Be able to explain Nielsen s argument about economic justice socialism furthers the value of selfdetermination better than libertarianism and the problems with it Know what socialism is an MUST KNOW There is going to be one question to the same nature of the midterm argument fallacy of the argument valid or not why or why not Singer Obligations not rights You have the obligation to give famine relief Comparable more significance HARDIN Problems how do dispositions against famine relief Rachet effect life boat problem
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