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Arguments for the wrongness of gay sex: homosexual sex is unnatural . What is unusual or abnormal is unnatural: that which is unnatural is prima facie

Was zack actually the murderer of the jenny tyler girl: it is never said exactly, but i think he is. Did norman kill them: again not said- the mural at

A defense of abortion (1971) thomson: personhood and moral status of fetus. Argument (for the pro-life premise, but thomson does not agree with this: d

Not that human life is better like kant would say. Why does singer think its okay to take out the pit bull: anything you do is way more valuable than a

Not in any way a response to thomson. If marquis is right, then thomson is also right. Says abortion is prima facie seriously morally wrong. There are

When you are nauseous that is only a re ection of yourself, not anything in the outside world. Says there are moral facts and there are scienti c facts

Virtue ethics: an approach to practical questions in which the primary object of analysis is character, how to be an excellent individual (a splendid p

If there were objective values, then they would be metaphysically queer, since nothing is metaphysically queer, there is no such thing as objective val

Hedonism is a less prominent/widely accepted theory nowadays. Russ shafer-landau: says that the argument for hedonism is false, but not for the reasons

Avoiding objective values: an objective theory (or objective list theory) of human welfare is one that says that the good life consists of certain acti

Measuring well-being: to know whether an action is morally required we must. Add up all of the bene ts it produces. Add up all of the harm it causes. S

In certain situations, any moral rule that you identify, it may seem right to break that rule. Any absolute moral rules seems to look unrealistic. Repa

The standard of right action: (ve) an act is morally right just because it is one that a virtuous person, acting in character, would do in that situati

Value theory: theories of the good for people, human welfare: can also talk about how things are for things other than humans- animals, tree, movement/

Well-being, welfare: how well one"s life is going for oneself. Goods: instrumental goods: things that have value bc of what they bring about and make p

Consistency and fairness: two familiar tests for immortality. What if everyone did that: if disastrous results would occur if everyone did x, then x is

The lure of proceduralism: proceduralism: the correct moral views are those that emerge from the correct procedure, contractarianism (aka social contra

We"ve learned how to become cooperative through cruelty. We like to think that our willingness to cooperate in society is that its in our own personal

O is recessive : no antigens to cause a reaction in the blood of others. B: b antigens- cannot be given to another person with a different blood type:

Normative investigations: describe a characteristic of an age or development stage. Developmental age: chronological age at which most people show the

Personality: complex set of psychological qualities that influence an individual"s characteristic patterns of behavior across diff situations over time

Allport tried to identify central traits that could describe individuals central traits differ for each person: prominent, general dispositions persona

Charged with individual criminal responsibility: murder, crime against humanity (violation of laws of war), inhumane acts, attacks on civilians. Why di

Perisic: he was in charge of troops, they tried to blame him for all the crimes that happened in bosnia/yugoslavia: superior responsibility, aiding and

Why can"t the icc and the un be separate: the security council is involved in the icc and de ning crimes of aggression. Preemptive power: security coun

Took over a year for anything to get referred after the icc was created. Museveni asked icc to investigate uganda in 2003. Darfur situation in sudan rs

Recruitment/enlisting means trying to get someone to sign up/want to join. The court is saying that they are pretty much the same. Remains a crime to t

Sexual violence was a concern as a potential war crime- take advantage of the system of war to rape the women in the territories of war. It is often pa

Woman raped in front of a man as psychological torture for the man more than just hurting the woman. Forcing people to be paraded around naked while pe

Prosecute or extradite for grave breaches: each high contracting party shall tai. Failure of commanders to punish for grave breaches. Obedience to lawf

International courts are a bad idea because it can undermine the legitimacy of the entire effort of international tribunals. Jce that you joined didn"t

Jurisdiction: power of a court to hear and try a case. Principle of territoriality: crime has to occur on the territory of earth where that court has j