Do you relate more to the abolitionist or the retentionist position?
What do you see as the two strongest supporting arguments for your position, and why?
section 6
In a paragraph (150 words minimum), please respond to the following questions:
Prior to reading the text, how would you have defined terrorism?
What is your understanding of terrorism now?
How would you account for the huge amount of terrorism in the 20th and 21st centuries?
What do you see as the ethically proper response to acts of terror?
section 7
In a paragraph (150 words minimum), please respond to ONE of the following questions:
Which drugs, if any, do you think should be either decriminalized, legalized, or neither? Use two different moral theories to approach the answer.
How does the Kantian moral theory address the issue of the use of illegal drugs?
Using Rights-Based Moral Theory discuss what kind of rights become involved in the issue of drug addiction and abuse? Discuss some of the different “rights holders” and “rights addresses.”
section 8
In a paragraph (150 words minimum), please respond to ONE of the following questions:
Macedo distinguishes two possible ways, which he labels “humanitarian assistance” and “distributive justice,” of seeking to improve the condition of the poor. Explain these two approaches to assisting the poor. Do you agree or disagree with them? Why or why not?
Why does Macedo claim that cosmopolitan distributive justice “makes no sense”? Do you agree or disagree with him on this question?
