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4. Explain what Thomas Nagel means by “absurdity.” Why does Nagel think that a sense of life’s absurdity arises from a collision in viewpoints?

1. Explain Susan Wolf’s concept of a “moral saint.” Would you want your friends to be moral saints? Why or why not?

Zimbardo’s experiment demonstrated that educated men overall were less prone to violence.

Criticism of supermax prisons include each of the following EXCEPT:

Probation officers have the power to send noncompliant probationers to jail or prison to serve the remainder of their punishments.

One of the most cited reasons for false convictions is ineffective counsel.

Medical personnel sometimes adopt what philosophy of corrections and deprive inmates of services because of a belief that they do not deserve treatment?

You are a state legislator and you have sponsored a bill requiring that all passengers in cars must wear seat belts at all times, even in a rear seat. Opponents feel that this proposed law is over-reaching and is too restrictive of personal freedom. The ethical system that justifies passing a law for the purpose of protecting people from harm is:

Prevention goals of punishment (deterrence, rehabilitation, incapacitation) are consistent with:

Ethical systems are structured sets of principles that define what is moral or right.