AIM: Write an argumentative paper on the issue of COVID and whether or not we should force people to take a vaccine. The tension here ethically stems from the opposition between utilitarianism, which is known for valuing the good of the majority at the expense of the individual and his or her rights, and autonomy, a value guaranteed to adults to make their own decisions within the confines of the law regardless of how it impacts others. For information on the relationship between utilitarianism and autonomy, see the pages and videos on autonomy in the HEDONISM module, and also the criticisms of utilitarianism on justice and autonomy in the UTILITARIANISM module. Do not take a middle position here: either we should force them or not.
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