A digital copy of the homework handed out in class on Tuesday February 2nd. This is due on Monday Feb 9th!

Chapter-2-Guided-Review

Soooo much homework!!!

Have you heard about the woman who recently had octuplets – 8 kids?

A California Woman recently bore eight chilren via invetro fertilization. The catch is, that she already has six other children – all born in the same manner!

Can she handle fourteen children?

Here’s the question: Can a single woman, who’s mother recentliy declared bankrupcy, take care of 14 children on her own? What role should the government play in this situation? Should she be allowed to have more children via invetro fertilization?

How would a classical republican government respond?

What about a government based on the natural rights philosophy?

WBNS-TV is reporting that Clifton, NJ police have arrested two men claiming to be Ninjas!

Calling themselves ”Shinobi Warriors,” the 19 and 20 year old men were carrying knives, throwing stars, swords, nunchucks and a bow and arrows. The ‘Ninja’s’ were attempting to fight drug dealers in order to clean the streets of crime.

According to WBNS the two men accused drug dealers and users of having “committed sin of passing impurity” to others and that the “wind guides us to those of impure heart and intent.”

The bigger questions to answer here are:

• What is morally wrong (if anything) about these dorky Batman type figures to try to beat up some drug dealers, the scum of society?
• In an ordered society (one with a social contract), is it okay for ‘Ninjas’ to administer justice? (rather than the police)
• What would Hobbes or Locke think of the Shinobi Warriors?
• What are some other examples in Current Events of ‘vigilante-like’ people? Are these ‘Ninja’s’ different?

BTW – I thought Ninja’s don’t get caught?

2 ‘possible points’ will be offered for each constructive comment on this post!

The first PowerPoint for the semester