PHI332 : The Class : Argument Evaluation : Analogy : Exercise4.2.13

Exercise4.2.13

The violinist argument (from 4.2.3)

1. "Violinists are persons."
   
2. "All persons have a right to life."
   
3. [So the violinist has a right to life.]
   
4. [A person's right to life is stronger and more stringent than your right to decide what happens in and to your body.]
   
5. "[So] a person's right to life outweighs your right to decide what happens in and to your body."
   
6. So [the violinist may not be killed]; you may not be unplugged from him."

If you want a hint, see Warren, sec. I (pp. 345-6).

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