According to Woollard, What Strategies Does Unger Use to Show

question 70

Multiple Choice

According to Woollard, what strategies does Unger use to show that proximity is not morally relevant to ground a difference in our obligations?

• A) Unger appeals to our intuitive reactions on particular cases and our general moral common sense, which consists of our considered views on the morally relevant features.
• B) Unger appeals to comprehensive moral theories such as utilitarianism and deontology to explore the scope of our obligations.
• C) Unger appeals to experiments that survey individual opinions about whether proximity is morally relevant.
• D) Unger uses thought experiments about different lifeboat scenarios to clarify our obligations to help others in need.

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