Living with Ourselves
Descartes thinks we can prove this with absolute certainty:
What is Cogito Ergo Sum, or 'I am a thinking thing'
When a fetus has this it is morally wrong to kill it, according to Marquis
What is a future like ours
Rawls employes this thought experiment to justify his two principles of justice
What is the Veil of Ignorance
G.E. Moore thinks that the existence of his hands proves the existence of this:
What is the external world
Even if fetuses have a right to life, they do not have a right to do this, according to Thomson
What is the right to use one's body for survival
This face of oppression involves the “transfer of the results of the labor of one social group to benefit another”?
What is exploitation
Sartre thinks this comes before ‘essence’:
What is existence
This view says that we always act in our own self-interest
What is psychological egoism
If liberal morality prioritizes independence and rationality, then care ethics prioritizes ______ and ______:
What is interdependency and emotions
Wolf argues that a meaningful life must have these three qualities:
What is Active engagement, projects of positive value, somewhat successful
When arguing against eating factory farmed meat, Norcross employes the argument from ______ cases
What is marginal
According to Cherry, these are two ways that we attempt to shortcut our anger evaluations:
Anger Policing and Gaslighting
This is the technical name for Pascal’s view that we can control what we believe
These are the four things that lead to quarrels in the state of nature
Scarcity, same basic needs, equality of human power, and limited cooperation
The maximin rule involves maximizing what?
What is the minimum position in society