Garrett Hardin Uses the Lifeboat Metaphor to Suggest That

question 9

Multiple Choice

Garrett Hardin uses the lifeboat metaphor to suggest that:

• A)affluent countries,like lifeboats,are inherently unstable.
• B)the moral duty of affluent countries is to give aid to the starving,overpopulated ones.
• C)the affluent countries have no moral duty to give aid to the starving,overpopulated ones.
• D)giving aid to the poor and hungry will cause a worldwide revolt against the rich and influential.

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Definitions:

Constitutes Offense

Defines or establishes the act or actions considered to be a violation of law or rules.

Modified Comparative Negligence

In some states, a defense whereby the defendant is not liable for the percentage of harm that he or she proves can be attributed to the plaintiff's own negligence if the plaintiff's negligence is responsible for less than 50 percent of the harm. If the defendant establishes that the plaintiff's negligence caused more than 50 percent of the harm, the defendant has no liability.

Fault Percentage

The degree of responsibility, expressed as a percentage, attributed to each party in a legal dispute.

50% At Fault

A principle in some legal systems where, if both parties involved in an accident are equally responsible, each must bear half the liability and damages.