Answer the following four questions. Each of your answers should be no longer than 550 words.
Freedom of Expression Explain Mill’s arguments for wide free expression of opinion. Explain two of Feinberg’s examples of expressions that harm and should be restricted.
Mens Rea and Rape. What is Doug Husak’s argument about the mistake defense in rape, what for him makes a mistake of fact defense reasonable? What does McGregor say about Husak’s view of consent?
Punishment. Explain the differences between the deterrence theory and retributive theory of punishment and how Rawls in “Two Concepts of Rules” tries to reconcile the two approaches.
Property. How, according to Lori Andrews, has the law looked at the human body? Give some examples and explain the Moore decision and what Andrews says about it
. An excellent paper (A grade) needs to have a strong command of both the central ideas and the peripheral arguments of the philosophers and legal cases under discussion and also needs to have a convincing argument about the arguments under consideration. The following criteria will be used to grade your paper:
• clarity — avoid wasted words and impassioned rhetoric;
• organization — make sure you follow an outline;
• cogency of argument and general persuasiveness — give reasons for your own views; and
• Originality.
