1.) Explain what a person is according to the definition we are assuming in this course, and in terms of it
discuss whether or not a mouse is a person, and whether or not E.T. is a person.
2.) The offense principle is one of the most intriguing and controversial of the liberty-limiting principles. Give
one reason for supporting the “Marketplace of Ideas.” Give one reason for instead supporting the offense
principle. Which side do you take, and why?
3.) Suppose that you’re a physician and that you’ve diagnosed a patient with an illness that requires a blood
transfusion in order to survive. Suppose further that this patient refuses such treatment on religious grounds.
How should you proceed assuming the utilitarian ethical framework? How should you proceed assuming the
Kantian ethical framework?
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