Directions: Using your text as directed, answer the following questions.
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According to your text, what is the moral statement that has become part of the worldwide quest for justice? |
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Go to one or more of the following web sites:
www.amnesty.org – the homepage for Amnesty International
http://www.unitedhumanrights.org - the homepage of the United Human Rights Council
http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/26488.html - a Chinese embassy website that lists U.S. human rights violations
www.aclu.org – homepage of the American Civil Liberties Union; discusses issues that may be considered dehumanization that occur in the U.S.
List three (3) current human rights issues related to the dehumanization of people. Also list the geographic area/region where these human rights violations are taking place. |
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The text states that a good deal of policy making in our culture and others depends on how we define "human being". However, the term human being has expanded throughout history.
- The term human being in the Western world was expanded to include:
- During the Enlightenment, human being meant:
- In the 19th Century, the term was expanded to include:
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According to your text, many social thinkers prefer the term "person" to "human being". Persons are considered moral agents. Look in your glossary and define the term "moral agent" below. |
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Why is the term "person" a normative concept? |
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Per your text, what does personhood imply? |
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What is the major social issue today that revolves around the definition of "person"? |
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