Sendal: Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 03: "FREE TO CHOOSE"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw4l1w0rkjs&list=SP30C13C91CFFEFEA6&index=3

Utilitarianism: Problems of individual rights and justice

  1. What are two critiques/worries Sendal points out regarding Bentham’s Utilitarianism (as defended by Mill)?



  1. Suppose the utilitarian calculus works out in the long run, as Mill says, is this the right and only reason to respect people?



Strong theories of rights: Libertarianism

  1. How do Strong theories of rights differ from utilitarian theories?



  1. What are 3 illegitimate Roles of government / state according to Libertarianism?





  1. What would the Minimal State provide, according to Libertarians, and how will it acquire its money?



  1. What makes income distribution just (according to Nozick)?





  1. How is it that Nozick equates taxation with slavery?



  1. What’s ultimately wrong with Libertarian case for (no or “limited”) redistribution (in your opinion)?





  1. What British philosopher do Libertarians ultimately turn to in order to defend their beliefs? Reason?