Emily Fisher“Criminalizing Failure to Rescue” — Von HirschThis reading discusses the idea of an obligation to help if you see someone in trouble, and whether it’s a good idea to impose or not. Von…Apr 29, 2022Apr 29, 2022
Emily Fisher“The Voluntary Act Requirement” — YaffeeThis reading starts out with a Supreme Court Case that I had never heard of: Martin v. State, in which a man was carried onto a highway…Apr 29, 2022Apr 29, 2022
Emily Fisher“Crimes, Wrongs and Harms” — HirschThis reading was interesting, because it separates harm from worngfulness. Normally, you would think these go hand in hand, but Andreas…Apr 29, 2022Apr 29, 2022
Emily Fisher“Offense to Others” — FeinburgI thought that the offense principle was a bit harder to understand than the harm principle for a few reasons. Firstly, a person can be…Apr 29, 2022Apr 29, 2022
Emily FisherWeekly Writing 1One thing that stood out to me while reading On Liberty was a line near the beginning of Chapter 4. “The acts of an individual may be…Jan 20, 2022Jan 20, 2022