Unit quiz: Responsibility, contractualism and public justification

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Question 1

A caretaker notices a hazard within the area they are responsible for and could safely remove it. Saying “I did not create it” identifies an omission rather than a harmful act, but leaves the role-based protective duty untouched. Compare an uninvolved stranger with no knowledge of the hazard: responsibility differs for additional reasons.

Why does “I did not create the hazard” fail to settle the caretaker’s responsibility?Their knowledge and protective role can generate a duty to interveneOmissions can never be distinguished from actions in any respect

Question 2

Two equally careless drivers behave identically, but only one encounters a pedestrian who is injured. Both were reckless; only one caused that injury. It is coherent to distinguish equal culpability for carelessness from unequal duties of compensation, while recognizing that ordinary blame often responds strongly to the outcome.

Which distinction helps analyze this case without ignoring the injury?Claiming the injured pedestrian’s loss is unrealCulpability for the risk-taking versus responsibility for actual damage

Question 3

A proposed institution imposes a severe, avoidable burden on one member for tiny conveniences to many others. A contractualist asks whether that member has a reasonable complaint against the principle compared with alternatives. Counting beneficiaries alone does not yet answer the person who bears the concentrated burden.

What must be examined beyond how many people benefit?The strength of individuals’ complaints against the available principlesOnly whether everyone happened to sign a form

Question 4

You endorse equal treatment, then judge that accessible formats should differ by need. Rather than discarding either immediately, refine equality toward fair access and test that principle on resource constraints and other cases. Also ask whether your starting judgments reflect familiarity or prejudice, and examine a serious rival principle.

What prevents this method from simply protecting the first intuition?Declaring initial intuitions immune to criticismAllowing case judgments, principles, and background beliefs all to be revised

Question 5

A library can expand standard materials or fund accessible formats. First distinguish demand evidence from assumptions. Next compare gains and exclusions, examine equal-access duties, and state the strongest complaint from people facing either shortage. A justified recommendation might prioritize a basic accessible collection while specifying a review of unmet demand; the example does not establish a universal budget formula.

Which final argument best integrates the preceding levels?A feasible recommendation with explicit values, evidence limits, a serious objection, and a revision conditionA declaration that one favored theory automatically settles every resource conflict

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