The debate concerning abortion abounds in miraculous narratives. Judith Jarvis Thomson has contrived the most celebrated set among related ones, to wit the ＂violinist analogy,＂ the ＂Good Samaritan＂ narrative, and ...The debate concerning abortion abounds in miraculous narratives. Judith Jarvis Thomson has contrived the most celebrated set among related ones, to wit the ＂violinist analogy,＂ the ＂Good Samaritan＂ narrative, and the ＂Henry Fonda＂ allegory, by virtue of which, she intends, on the one hand, to argue that women＇s right to autonomy outweighs the alleged fetus＇s right to life, and on the other, to prove that no positive moral duties can be derived towards other persons alone from the fact that a moral agent is ascribed certain rights. What this short paper endeavors to prove is that Thomson＇s argumentation by analogy is a weak one, since neither the number nor the relevance of similarities invoked is adequate or satisfactory, while crucial parameters concerning the morality of abortion are being totally overlooked.展开更多
Recently,four young African men received honors from the Municipal Government of Tianjin, a large city neighboring Beijing. Angolans Miguel Quintas,Jose Soares and Mauro Costa,and Patrick Miguel,a Cape Verdean, were r...Recently,four young African men received honors from the Municipal Government of Tianjin, a large city neighboring Beijing. Angolans Miguel Quintas,Jose Soares and Mauro Costa,and Patrick Miguel,a Cape Verdean, were recognized for their actions on May 27,when they saved three Chinese students who had展开更多
Are we born good or evil?A recent controversy in China again drew the public’s atten- tion to this age-old question. The sparks flew after a court ruling on a case in which a self-proclaimed Good Samaritan was blamed...Are we born good or evil?A recent controversy in China again drew the public’s atten- tion to this age-old question. The sparks flew after a court ruling on a case in which a self-proclaimed Good Samaritan was blamed for injuring an old woman he said he had helped and was ordered to share the subsequent medical expenses. According to Peng Yu,the 26-year-old defendant,at around 9 a.m.on November 20, 2006,while he was getting off a bus展开更多
文摘The debate concerning abortion abounds in miraculous narratives. Judith Jarvis Thomson has contrived the most celebrated set among related ones, to wit the ＂violinist analogy,＂ the ＂Good Samaritan＂ narrative, and the ＂Henry Fonda＂ allegory, by virtue of which, she intends, on the one hand, to argue that women＇s right to autonomy outweighs the alleged fetus＇s right to life, and on the other, to prove that no positive moral duties can be derived towards other persons alone from the fact that a moral agent is ascribed certain rights. What this short paper endeavors to prove is that Thomson＇s argumentation by analogy is a weak one, since neither the number nor the relevance of similarities invoked is adequate or satisfactory, while crucial parameters concerning the morality of abortion are being totally overlooked.
文摘Recently,four young African men received honors from the Municipal Government of Tianjin, a large city neighboring Beijing. Angolans Miguel Quintas,Jose Soares and Mauro Costa,and Patrick Miguel,a Cape Verdean, were recognized for their actions on May 27,when they saved three Chinese students who had
文摘Are we born good or evil?A recent controversy in China again drew the public’s atten- tion to this age-old question. The sparks flew after a court ruling on a case in which a self-proclaimed Good Samaritan was blamed for injuring an old woman he said he had helped and was ordered to share the subsequent medical expenses. According to Peng Yu,the 26-year-old defendant,at around 9 a.m.on November 20, 2006,while he was getting off a bus
