Read Week six Reading Assignment

Read Week six Reading

1) Read Week six Reading and Answer ONE of the following(350-500 Words):

1. The Social Contract theory suggests that we need rules and laws, and as a participant in our society we agree to abide by these rules. What do we do about rules and laws to which we disagree? Let’s take “pot legalization” for the topic. Some states allow and some states do not, so what do you do if you disagree with the laws of your state under this theory?

2. Think of World Health and the Allocation of Health Care. How should Health Care be allocated? Do all human beings have a claim and right to proper Health Care? How should we pay for Health Care systems? How should Health conditions that threaten large segments of the World’s populations be handled?

3. Social Contract theory is an important and respected approach in moral philosophy. But it’s not flawless. Compare Hobbes’ version with John Locke’s. (They are considerably different!) One problem with accepting this theory is the treatment of those who are not parties to the Social Contract. Why should we take them into consideration, if they’re not obliged to take us into consideration? For example, what if they are unable to “consent” due to intellectual limitations, like mentally disabled people and non-human animals? This problem extends to people who are not yet born. What do we owe them–given that they (not here yet) don’t “owe” us anything in return?This issue is not merely abstract. The impact of global climate change puts our obligations to future generations at the top of the news.

· Do we have a moral obligation to future generations? Do you think we are obliged to make decisions about our own lifestyles based on concerns about future generations? If so, why? If not, why not? Explain your reasoning.

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2)  Read Week seven Reading and Answer ONE of the following(350-500 Words):

1. Consider the care-based claim that we are only morally obligated to those with whom we have relationships. Is there something appealing about this? Does it seem to violate the rule for impartiality? If it does not, how does it not?

2. Consider the types of Cloning. Should all types be ethically/morally/legally permissible? Should some types be allowed, while other types are not?

3. In Vitro Fertilisation and Fertility drugs have been in use, for four decades. There are other kinds of Artificial Reproductive Technologies. Should all types be ethically/morally permissible? Why or Why not?

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3) Week 8

Read all the week’s reading. This is the place, as the title suggests, to see ways to “bring it all together” and to integrate and synthesize the concepts you have seen in the course and their relationships to your everyday lives and instances, in which you must regularly reason on very practical levels(be creative).

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Note: Each week’s reading should be separate (Week 1, Week 2 and Week 3). You must include one quote and reference citation from each week’s reading. Answers should be based primarily on attached reading (mandatory) and additional resources (optional). References must be listed and APA format will be used for each reference.