PHIL 2600 Discussion 9

PHIL 2600 Discussion 9 | Tulane University

10/12 discussion board

-We will not have class on 10/9

-For 10/12 please read Satz part 3

-Please make (at least) one post. Reply posts should be in a colorful font. 

Here are some questions:

·         Explain why creating a kidney market might not increase the supply of available kidneys (192-195).

·         What are the ways in which a kidney seller might be vulnerable or subject to weak agency (195-197)? In what ways could these worries be mitigated via regulation (202)?

·         Suppose you view kidneys as simply another kind of good like apples or cars that can be for sale. Suppose also that someone cannot repay a loan. Under normal circumstances, creditors could seize such a person’s assets (for example, their cars or apple orchard) in order to repay the debt (201). Should creditors also be able to “seize” a debtor’s kidney if the debtor has two healthy kidneys? If not, in what ways are kidneys disanalogous from other kinds of property, and what does this mean regarding the sale of kidneys?

·         Consider the four kinds of methods for kidney allocation on page 204. Which method do you prefer and why?

Jesse