PHIL152- review guide for 2^nd midterm

1, You should have read chapter 9 and all the additional readings posted on the course web page. I have posted the slides for each unit along with the readings.
2, You should have been taking notes that in some way correspond to the flow of our classroom discussions.

If you have not completed (1), spend the weekend catching up. If you have not done (2), see if a classmate is willing to review with you. In fact, reviewing with a classmate is an excellent idea either way – highly recommended.

In chapter 9- basic elements of globalization, theories of distributive justice, Rawls vs Nozick, libertarianism/welfare liberalism/socialism, Singer on global poverty and what our obligations are, Arnold and Bowie on sweatshops and exploitation, Zwolinski and Powell’s rejoinder to Arnold and Bowie.

Immigration unit – nationalism and cosmopolitanism, six reasons we discussed for opposing immigration, five reasons we discussed for opposing restrictions on immigration, Huemer’s argument against restrictions and his conception of rights, Miller’s argument defending nationalism

Drugs unit – various rationales for limiting liberty (harm to others, paternalism, offense, moralism), law of unintended consequences, Boaz’s arguments for legalization (rights-based and consequentialist), De Marneffe’s distinction between legalization and decriminalization, Goodin’s criteria for justified paternalism, Shapiro on addiction

Guns unit – 2^nd Amendment, problems with interpreting legal documents, theories of constitutional interpretation, moral reasons to justify use of arms, moral reasons to oppose use of arms, consequence-based considerations regarding (a) effects of different policies and (b) cost/benefit analysis of banning vs allowing