Strong moral rights: it would be wrong to interfere with her doing X; ex. gambling

Weak moral rights: it would not be wrong for others to interfere; ex. POW escaping

1. right to freedom from interference

• types of moral protection from ppl/govt
• limits what is morally permissible for others
• shield of protection

Liberty MRs = shield of protection -

• rights to life, property and body
• tells others how to act with regard to each other

Legal rights = BOR/legal institutions

Moral/natural rights = not grounded in legal institutions

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1. what obligations would this moral right create?
2. are these obligations real/legitimate?

1. deference to traditions
2. ease social tension - when it Rome...
3. tolerance - humility, respect, benevolence
4. moderate skepticism - only ground for ethics
5. morality is boring + say everyone is right
6. my professor said ECR is true
7. Jesus said not to judge
8. Einstein + relativity
9. Cultural differences argument (Benedict)

For/Against

1. funerary practices/respect for dead
2. eskimoelderly/desire to benefit society
3. tribal senile/benevolence
4. Ik's "amoralism"/fragility of goodness

Naive conceptions of tolerance

-"ever widening embrace"

• appeal to increased utility is an insufficient justification for abridging strong moral rights
• it is consistent with thinking that utility considerations occasionally trump a strong moral right - under extreme circumstances

1. to protect human dignity

• give rights-bearer a voice in any decision that will affect them

1. government should be held responsible
2. weaning potential
3. ppl shouldn't be forced to make decisions even if the gov't thinks they're right

Government should treat people with equal concern & respect

1. no citizens are deemed more worthy of concern
2. no citizen's conception of the good is nobler/superior to another's

1. incentive to claim moral right
2. general lack of clarity as to what a moral right is
3. hard questions about moral rights

• consequences
• justice
• i have the MR to does not = ...is morally permissible

1. a defense against paternalism
2. a defense against being sacrificed to general utility

1. the abuse of rights
2. the proliferation of rights
3. a terrorist language

• rights are hard to understand/prove legitimate
• they have rhetorical power

normative, ethical theory that says:

what makes and action morally right, for you, is that the code of conduct in your culture, permits even demands you do it

1. cruel because its not instant; no motive behind this cruelty
2. immoral because its 3 girls not just 1

Premise: each culture has own distinct code of conduct, no universally applied moral standards - cultural variance thesis

Conclusion: no universal, objective truth in ethics cultural standards for behavior are determined by culture - relativism

1. the premise, truth or exaggeration?
2. inference, it is cogent?

1. big-guns theory; plea on behalf of the victims
2. moral reform
3. moral blind spots
4. Benedict's appeal to benevolence

1. protects inhumanity from moral criticism
2. doesn't permit moral reform
3. moral progress/self-reflection incoherent
4. we should be critical for own cultural code

1. a virtue with limits (not atrocious)
2. small but necessary virtue
3. comes in only when knowledge is lacking