What Point Is Robert Nozick Trying to Make with His

question 28

Multiple Choice

What point is Robert Nozick trying to make with his thought experiment about the person in the well who vaporizes someone with a ray gun?

• A) That it is permissible to use force against anyone who threatens you.
• B) That it is not always wrong to use force against innocent people.
• C) That science fiction can help us explore our moral intuitions.
• D) That some philosophers are crazy.

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