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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn
The Problem of Relativism and Morality
Much Obliged: Duty Makes Right

Essay Quiz



1

If a sales clerk in a department store helps you with your purchase, are you treating her merely as a means? Why or why not?
2

Is it ever right to treat someone merely as a means? Why or why not?
3

What does Ross’s thought experiment of the good Samaritan show about perfect duties?
4

Explain Ross’s distinction between actual duties and prima facie duties.
5

What does Nozick’s thought experiment about the basketball player suggest about Rawl’s theory?








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