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8. Ramona and Stuart are arguing over whether their ten-year-old son

should have certain duties around the home, such as taking out the garbage and mowing the lawn. Ramona thinks he should. Stuart’s response is as follows:“When I was a kid, a close friend of mine was so busy with household chores that he could never play with the rest of the guys. He always had a hurt look on his face then, and as he got older, he became increasingly bitter about it. I vowed a long time ago that I would never burden my son with duties and responsibilities. He’ll have more than enough of them when he grows up.” Evaluate Stuart’s conclusion in light of the chapter.

9. Analyze the following ideas. Decide whether each is an oversimplification. Explain your reasoning carefully.

a. “I need only consult with myself with regard to what I wish to do; what I feel to be right is right, what I feel to be wrong is wrong.” (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)

b. Elected officials should be held accountable to a higher ethical standard than is the average citizen.

c. Guns don’t kill people; people kill people.

d. You can be anything you want to be. (self-help slogan)

e. “Everything I do is an attempt to meet legitimate needs.” (Matthew

McKay and Patrick Fanning)

8.罗曼娜和斯图尔特正在因为他们十岁的儿子是否应该在家中有明确的责任，就像将垃圾拎到走廊之类的。罗曼娜认为他应该。斯图尔特的回应如下：“当我是个孩子的时候，我的一个好朋友因为忙于家务活而无法和他其他朋友玩。他的脸上过后总是一副受伤的表情，并且他看起来显老，他对这件事的痛苦与日俱增。我在很久以前就发誓我永远也不会让我的儿子承担这份职责和责任。当他长大他将比他们拥有更多。”用本章观点评价斯图尔特的结论。

9.分析下面的观点。判断哪一个是过度简化。仔细解释你的推论。

A.“我只需要考虑我自己希望自己希望做的；我希望是对的就是对的，我觉得是错的就是错的。”(让-雅克·卢梭)

B.当选的官员应该被比普通公民具有更高的道德标准。

C.枪不杀人，人杀人。

D.你可以做到任何你想做的。（自助口号）

E.“任何我做的事都是满足合理需求的尝试。”(马修·麦凯和帕特里克·范宁)