Which of the following statements or expressions is most nea…
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Which оf the fоllоwing stаtements or expressions is most neаrly аssociated with Kepler's Third Law of Planetary Motion? (2 points)
Midterm Exаm — Science Fictiоn & EthicsFоrmаt: This is а multi-day in-class writing assignment. Yоu will write your essay across two class sessions (Monday and Wednesday, 85 minutes each). This exam is administered through Blackboard using Honorlock screen recording and Browser Guard. You may not access any outside materials, devices, or applications during the exam.Between Sessions: After Day 1, you will be able to view your Day 1 writing, but you will not be able to edit it. Use the time between sessions to think about your argument, consider what you want to revise or expand, and plan how to use your Day 2 session. You will not be able to bring notes with you to Day 2.Day 2: You will receive the full text of your Day 1 writing along with a fresh essay box. You may copy and paste from your Day 1 text to restructure, revise, and continue your work. Your Day 2 submission is what will be graded.Quotation Bank: You have access to the quotation bank you prepared and uploaded in advance if you did so.Target Length: 800–1,500 words (but there is no real maximum/minimum word count). Quality matters more than quantity.Requirements:Present a clear thesis and argue for it.Engage substantively with at least two of our primary sources (Parfit, Siderits, Huemer).Consider at least one serious objection to your position and respond to it.Observe the Forbidden Case Constraint (explained below).The Forbidden Case Constraint:For the purposes of this exam, the judiciary has been thoroughly convinced of both Parfitian Reductionism and the Buddhist Doctrine of No-Self. You may not argue that the clones are straightforwardly different persons from Sam Bell whose independent consent is required. The most obvious objection: that the clones are separate people and this is simply slavery, is not available to you. You must work within the reductionist framework to make your case.Stipulated Facts (unless your scenario modifies them):Sam Bell Prime was aware of the cloning arrangement and consented to it.Sam Bell Prime completed the first authentic three-year contract under the same isolated conditions as the clones.Sam Bell Prime is being compensated for all labor performed by the clones.The clones are designed with a biologically limited lifespan of approximately three years.Each clone experiences only its own three-year stint with no cumulative effects from prior cycles.The clones were never intended to discover the truth. The events of the film represent a malfunction.Robotic or AI-based solutions are not viable alternatives for this operation.The Corporation's Concession: The corporation concedes that the specific events of the film, where two clones discover the truth, represent a failure and a breach of its duty. It owes Sam Bell compensation for this negligence. However, it maintains that the underlying arrangement, when operating as designed, is morally permissible.The Overlapping ClonesScenario Modification:Suppose that due to increased demand for helium-3, Lunar Industries activates a second clone before the first clone's three-year contract has ended. Both clones are now working simultaneously on the same lunar base. Each clone believes it is the original Sam Bell, and neither knows the other exists. To achieve this, imagine that the base has been expanded with a partition so they operate in separate wings. The corporation's internal documents reveal that this was always a foreseeable possibility, and Sam Bell Prime's original consent agreement included a clause permitting multiple simultaneous clones.Your Task:Does the simultaneous activation of two clones change the moral status of the arrangement? Write an essay in which you argue either that the corporation's defense can accommodate overlapping clones, or that the overlap exposes a fundamental problem in the corporation's reasoning. Your argument must operate within the reductionist framework (observe the Forbidden Case Constraint) and engage substantively with at least two of our primary sources.