An essay using a critical feminist and/or postcolonial frame to discuss a timely development issue/theme and make the case for 1) historicizing our contemporary development practice, as many (feminist postcolonial scholars do) and 2) to pay attention to the ways multiple forms of power shape international development practice (as postcolonial feminists and critical feminist scholars […]
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Explain Julian Savulescu’s argument that, with medical technologies like PGD and CRISPR gene editing, it is not just morally permissible to enhance our (future) children, but that we have a moral obligation to enhance our (future) children. Is Savulescu right that we have this moral obligation? Explain why or why not.
Description Explain Julian Savulescu’s argument that, with medical technologies like PGD and CRISPR gene editing, it is not just morally permissible to enhance our (future) children, but that we have a moral obligation to enhance our (future) children. Is Savulescu right that we have this moral obligation? Explain why or why not. **refer to the […]
Evaluate the Contemporary Fascination with Death and Disaster at Dark Tourism Sites
A Critical Evaluation of the Contemporary Fascination with Death and Disaster at Dark Tourism Sites
Explore how Sartre, de Beauvoir and Camus respond to the question that suicide poses to the living.
For this assignment, explore how Sartre, de Beauvoir and Camus respond to the question that suicide poses to the living. What, for example, is at stake and what is implied in the desire for self-annihilation. Do they share Socrates’ belief that suicide is never legitimate? How is the problem of suicide related to the ideas […]
Discuss a topic in ancient Hindu philosophy
Discuss a topic in ancient Hindu philosophy (texts written past 1600 are too modern) you are free to choose how exactly you are approach your topic. For example, your paper may be informative, in the sense of simply informing me in a scholarly way about the topic. It may be argumentative, in the sense of […]
Explain and evaluate Shelby’s argument that sufficiently unjust states can lose the moral right to punish some citizens for certain crimes.
SECTION B 4. Explain and evaluate Shelby’s argument that sufficiently unjust states can lose the moral right to punish some citizens for certain crimes. 5. Explain and evaluate Schouten’s argument that the gendered division of labor cannot be adequately addressed by what she calls the mal-distribution strategy.
Can freedom of association successfully explain why states should have at least a qualified moral right to set limits on immigration?Discuss
SECTION C 1. Can a robust right to freedom of speech be successfully justified by appeal to the connection between freedom of speech and democracy? 2. Can freedom of association successfully explain why states should have at least a qualified moral right to set limits on immigration? 3. “Requiring the US government to pay reparations […]
Explain Cohen’s account of socialist equality of opportunity. What, in your view, is the most important objection to this view, and is the objection successful?
1. Explain and evaluate Nozick’s claim that redistributive taxation is on a par with forced labor. 2. Explain Cohen’s objection to what he calls the right-wing argument against redistribution. Is there a way proponents of this right-wing argument can successfully evade the force of Cohen’s criticism? 3. Explain Cohen’s account of socialist equality of opportunity. […]
Compare and contrast the philosophies of John Muir and Gifford Pinchot.
Compare and contrast the philosophies of John Muir and Gifford Pinchot.
Explain key terminology and religious practices, explain Prime Minister Abe’s tenets of Shintoism, and compare and contrast Chinese religions to Japanese religions.
explain key terminology and religious practices, explain Prime Minister Abe’s tenets of Shintoism, and compare and contrast Chinese religions to Japanese religions. Your reflection should be at least one page in length. You must include at least one outside source, which can be your textbook. Remember to use APA formatting throughout the assignment.
