homework

The question:

HW#3: Judith Thomson intends her example of the “Violinist" to be like what kind of pregnancy? In other words, what kind of pregnancy is her imaginary Violinist case analogous to? Briefly summarize how the analogy is supposed to work—what features of Violinist are like what features of this kind of pregnancy? (Think too about whether there are morally relevant differences between being kidnapped to aid the violinist & the kind of pregnancy she’s comparing this kidnapping to. Some of these differences might make a moral difference. I’ll further discuss in class.)



My homework:





Thomson compares her example of the violinist to becoming pregnant as a result of being raped. The analogy is meant to put this horrible image in to your mind, One, that most people will never face. It leads to ask certain questions. Is kidnapping right? Most people will answer no. What if it would save another persons life and not do any harm to the person being kidnapped? Is it then morally right? The answers to theses questions leads to the real questions of this passage. Is rape right? Once again most people will say no. Then, It should be also asked. Should a women be forced to carry a child as a result of being raped? I personally would rather kill myself then go through the further torment. In the passage you are asked to imagine that you wake up laying next to this man that you may or may not know realizing that you have been kidnapped during the night. This image is meant to symbolize the act of rape. Then, Being plugged in to the mans body and told that to unplug you from him would kill the innocent man that has personally done nothing to harm you and who also can be seen as a victim. This image symbolizes the pregnancy that occurs from being raped.