Review Questions:

1. Describe Nowheresville. How this world different from our world?

Nowheresville is a world where in people have no rights and are not treated equally. Nowheresville is different from ourse because we have rights and we have equality.

2. Explain the doctrine of the logical correlativity of rights and duties. What is Feinberg’s position on this doctrine?

All duties entail other people’s rights and All rights entail other people’s duties. The doctrine is alleged entailment from duties to rights. Feinberg states that “In a sense yes and in a sense no.”

3. How does Feinberg explain the concept of personal desert? How would personal desert work in Nowheresville?

Feinberg explains that the concept is when a person deserves something good, he deserves it. Although Feinberg stated that desrving something goof is different from the right of having someting good. And I agree with Feinberg.

4. Explain the notion of a sovereign right monopoly. How would this work in Nowheresville according to Feinberg?

Introducing rights of a sort into Nowheresville, but they are not personal rights. The sovereign has a monopoly on all rights.

5. What are claim rights? Why does Feinberg think they are morally important?

Actually, right is a claim and claim is a right. They are important because having a right is a must. It would be unfair if the world didn't have rights.

Discussion Questions:

1. Does Feinberg make a convincing case for the importance of rights? Why or why not?

Yes, I do think so because he expresses how rights should be present.

2. Can you give a noncircular definition of claim-right?

I don't think so.