Question

01.According to rights Theory, how are property rights created?

		Rights Theory says that property rights come into existence when an individual mixes his labor with an existing, previously unowned resource..
		Rights Theory says property rights come into existence when the most powerful people in a society decide who is going to have exclusive use of what resource so that that use of that resource redounds to the benefit of those powerful people.
		Rights Theory says that property rights come into existence naturally as the standard model of physics determines who owns what resources.
		Rights Theory says that property rights come into existence when the whole of society, all that elected leaders come together to decide who will control what results is for the benefit of the whole society.

1. How does the Lockean proviso create problems for property rights?  

   		The Lockean Proviso says that an act of property acquisition is legitimate only as long as there is as much and as good left for others, but it is never the case that there is as much and as good left for others.
   		The Lockean Proviso is the requirement that rights theorists have a moral duty to take care of John Locke in his old age.
   		The Lockean Proviso says that property rights must be given out by the strongest individuals in society, but this just reduces rights Theory to rule by force.
   		The Lockean Proviso is just a fancy way of saying that John Locke thought that property rights did not exist.

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QUESTION 15

1. Which of the following is supposedly the most serious problem with libertarianism, which is the combination of Rights Theory with the assumption that property rights are negative rights?

   		There is not even the beginning of a reasonable argument for the idea that property rights should be considered negative rights rather than positive rights. The are clearly positive rights.
   		There is no significant problem that arises from combining rights Theory with the assumption that property rights are negative rights.
   		Libertarianism implies that it is morally okay to give up small amounts of utility in order to protect negative rights.
   		Libertarianism implies that it is morally okay to let millions of children die in agony if the alternative is to forcibly take a comparatively small amount of money from a very very very very rich person. QUESTION 16 What is the fundamental basis of virtue theory?   Virtue theory is based on the idea that we can work out the abstract rules of morality, and then judge people's character by whether they follow those rules. Virtue theory is based on the idea that good people are the ones who follow rules set by higher authority, and the bad people are the ones who don't follow rules. Virtue theory is based on a metaphysical concept of virtue in which certain kinds of actions are thought to comport with the basic structure of the universe, and others are thought to go against that structure. Virtue theory is based on the idea that we can learn a lot about morality by observing the behavior of good people. Which of the following best represents how Aristotle analyzed the virtue of Courage?   Aristotle thought courage meant being brave enough to seek important goals with moderate risk, but not so brave as to take severe risks for unimportant goals. Aristotle thought that a courageous person was one who would always follow orders, no matter what the risk. Aristotle did not analyze courage because he did not consider it a virtue. Aristotle thought courage meant being willing to brave any danger, no matter how great, to obtain any benefit, no matter how small. 4 points    QUESTION 18 4 points    QUESTION 17 What is the main advantage of virtue Theory? Virtue theory gives clear unambiguous and definitive answers to all moral questions. Virtue theory is based on sound moral principles that have been known since the beginning of History. Virtue theory points out that people are much more likely to do the right thing if they have spent a lot of time practicing doing the right thing in various situations. Virtue theory just lets everyone do what they feel like doing, and that is a big advantage in a moral theory.

Answer 1

Q. According to rights theory how are property rights created?

Ans. Rights theory says that property rights come into existence when the whole Of society, all that elected leaders come together to decide who will control what, results is for the benefit of whole society.

Q. How the lockean proviso create problem for the property rights?

Ans. The lockean proviso says that an act of property aquisition is legitimate only as long as there is as much as good left for others but it is never the case that is as much and as good left for others.

Q. Which of the following is supposedly the most serious problem with libertarianism, which is the combination of Rights Theory with the assumption that property rights are negative rights?

Ans. There is not even the beginning of a reasonable argument for the idea that property rights should be considered negative rights rather than positive rights. The are clearly positive rights.

Q. What is the fundamental basis of virtue theory?

Ans..Virtue theory is based on the idea that we can work out the abstract rules of morality, and then judge people's character by whether they follow those rules.

Q. Which of the following best represents how Aristotle analyzed the virtue of Courage?

Ans. Aristotle thought courage meant being brave enough to seek important goals with moderate risk, but not so brave as to take severe risks for unimportant goals.

Q. What is the main advantage of virtue Theory?

Ans. Virtue theory points out that people are much more likely to do the right thing if they have spent a lot of time practicing doing the right thing in various situations.