W4 Q - Marquis Flashcards
According to Marquis, do standard anti-abortion arguments rely on moral principles concerning the wrongness of killing that are too broad or too narrow?
Too broad in scope
Killing is wrong primarily because…
It deprives the victim of a future of value.
According to Marquis’s account, who is it wrong to kill?
Some humans and some animals.
Does Marquis believe that his account would be implausible if it entailed that contraception was wrong?
Yes
In what way is Marquis’s criticism of abortion distinct from those that appeal to the wrongness of killing potential persons?
Marquis’s view does not appeal to the category of personhood.
Why does Marquis reject the claim that one’s future is valuable only if one values it?
It cannot account for the fact that a suicidal young person might have a valuable future.
Does Marquis believe abortion is permissible or impermissible?
Almost always impermissible
A plausible account of what makes killing wrong must appeal to its effect on who?
The person killed (the victim).
What criticism does Marquis make of standard pro-choice arguments?
They are based on principles that are too narrow in scope.
What does Marquis think is a consequence of his theory?
If a nonhuman animal has a future like ours, then it is wrong to kill it.
Why doesn’t Marquis think that his theory does not entail that contraception is wrong?
In cases of contraception, there is no identifiable subject of harm.
