Description 1. After reading James this week, and Clifford last week, who do you think has the most ...

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Description 1. After reading James this week, and Clifford last week, who do you think has the most compelling argument for their position? Does James convince you that we must sometimes believe without evidence, or does Clifford convince you that belief without sufficient evidence is a moral and epistemic failure? Why? Legal Punishment 1.Give one problem associated with the deterrence argument for the death penalty and one associated with the retributivist argument. 2.Give one good point about and one problem associated with either the consequentialist or the retributivist argument for legal punishment (not the death penalty but legal punishment generally). 3. Label the following examples of reasons for legal punishment as Consequentialist Deterrence (CD), Consequentialist Prevention (CP), or Retributivist (R): To the extent that a person could not help what they did in committing a crime, his legal responsibility (and appropriate punishment) is diminished. 4.Label the following examples of reasons for legal punishment as Consequentialist Deterrence (CD), Consequentialist Prevention (CP), or Retributivist (R): While sure and swift punishment may not work for all, it surely works for those who understand the real threat of being punished if they break the law. 5.Label the following examples of reasons for legal punishment as Consequentialist Deterrence (CD), Consequentialist Prevention (CP), or Retributivist (R): Some crimes are so horrible that those committing them are appropriately punished with life imprisonment without parole.