After reading all of Chapter 8, please select ONE of the following primary source readings:
- “Feminist Ethics” by Alison M. Jaggar (starting on page 201)-or-
- “The Ethics of Care as Moral Theory” by Virginia Held (starting on page 209)-or-
Write a short, objective summary of 250-300 words which summarizes the main ideas being put forward by the author in this selection.
Summary 9
After reading all of Chapter 9, please select ONE of the following primary source readings:
- “A Defense of Abortion” by Judith Jarvis Thomson (starting on page 237)-or-
- “On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion” by Mary Anne Warren (starting on page 247)-or-
- “Why Abortion is Immoral” by Don Marquis (starting on page 256)-or-
- “Virtue Theory and Abortion” by Rosalind Hursthouse (starting on page 268)-or-
- “Abortion Through a Feminist Lens” by Susan Sherwin (starting on page 274)
Write a short, objective summary of 250-300 words which summarizes the main ideas being put forward by the author in this selection.
Summary 10
After reading all of Chapter 10, please select ONE of the following primary source readings:
- “Active and Passive Euthanasia” by James Rachels (starting on page 300)-or-
- “The Wrongfulness of Euthanasia” by J. Gay-Williams (starting on page 304)-or-
- “Voluntary Active Euthanasia” by Dan. W. Brock (starting on page 307)-or-
- “Euthanasia” by Philippa Foot (starting on page 315)-or-
- “Killing and Allowing to Die” by Daniel (starting on page 329)-or-
- “Euthanasia for Disabled People?” by Liz Carr (starting on page 332)
Write a short, objective summary of 250-300 words which summarizes the main ideas being put forward by the author in this selection.