Pre-Game: Locke/Cannibalism

Hey guys, here are the questions that we came up for the reading. Hope that they get you thinking! :)

Cannibalism Questions:

• We are familiar with cannibalism as a source of survival- where human flesh is eaten to avoid starvation. However, cannibalism is also used as a source of dietary and rituals.

• In the case where cannibalism is used as a ritual, such as sacrificing and eating their opponents as revenge…Then, does that make the act of eating another’s flesh okay?

• Should an individual’s rights (freedom) be restricted if he/she is “emotionally ill?”

• If everyone were giving the choice to do as they please, how would that affect society as a whole? Would it be beneficial to society? Or would it destroy it?

• If both parties agree to a crime, where one of them is going to die, is a crime still being committed?

• If someone is mentally ill, should they receive the same punishment as someone who is “sane”?

• Should the government monitor the internet to make sure that ads that intail a crime being committed is not posted? If not, should the government be looked down upon more than the person that committed the crime?

• Germany lets the public see and hear about everything that is happening in any case. Depending on the nature of the crime, should this be allowed?

• Do you believe that the “individual, not the state, is the judge of his/her own interests”?

Locke Questions:

• Is there such a thing as total freedom?

• Can someone have too much freedom? How much freedom is too much freedom?

• Can one be completely free?

• Which is more important in a society: paternal society or political society? Which is the most effective?

• If it right for a government to have its citizens all live at the same level? Or should the levels be earned, like in a game of survival of the fittest?

• If you were told that you had to share your, hard earned, wealth with other people who were not trying to make money, would you be okay with this?