1. ‘Meeting needs doesn’t contribute to well-being unless they are the right
sort of needs.’ Discuss.
2. Is it rational to weigh future goods and present goods differently?
3. ‘Ethical realism cannot be supported by drawing an analogy between
ethics and mathematics, since there is nothing in ethics corresponding to
proof.’ Discuss.
4. Defend the quasi-realist’s claim that some ethical judgements are both true
and expressions of attitude.
5. Does the right to life include the right to be provided with what one needs
for continued life? What implications, if any, does your answer have for
abortion?
6. Do incentives for health amount to coercive offers?
7. EITHER (a) Why should a corporation care about its social responsibilities?
OR (b) Is it coherent to be angry at a corporation?
8. EITHER (a) ‘Trust is good. Control is better.’ Discuss.
OR (b) What is the ethical significance of trust?
9. EITHER (a) We must act ‘under the idea of freedom’ according to Kant.
What does this claim mean, and what is its significance?
OR (b) ‘Suicide amounts to treating one’s own humanity as a mere means
rather than an end. It is therefore impermissible.’ Discuss.
10. When does an action have moral worth?