Any suggestions for a crash course on moral rights in philosophy? - General

Hello Facepunch, I am not looking for someone to do my homework for me. I am studying a philosophy course as an elective at university, except I really haven't been studying for it, and I have a several thousand word essay due in over a week, where I will write broadly about moral rights. I know that I should have been putting effort into this course, so I'm not fishing for sympathy. I am only interested in knowing whether anyone could recommend a decent crash course on the topic, whether it's a YouTube channel or anything else. From there, I will have a decent start that will let me get the ball rolling, so to speak. Thank you.

School of Life and Big Think channels are pretty good, but all they do is present ideas that you have to think about yourself. University-level philosophy isn't really a traditional subject where if you remember enough names and concepts, as long as you can define them then you're okay. It sounds like the paper would be asking for your thoughts on a problem/subject based on logical evidence from what you would've learned. Maybe you can narrow it down to moral obligation/utilitarianism/moral rights for AI (which is fascinating, and also gives you an excuse to research star trek)/moral rights for animals? It's a lot easier if it's something you're interested in. That also goes for philosophy, if you don't enjoy it then that's pretty normal. It's not for everyone at all, and needs an abstract way of thinking to get started.

[QUOTE=TurtleeyFP;52649463]School of Life and Big Think channels are pretty good, but all they do is present ideas that you have to think about yourself. University-level philosophy isn't really a traditional subject where if you remember enough names and concepts, as long as you can define them then you're okay. It sounds like the paper would be asking for your thoughts on a problem/subject based on logical evidence from what you would've learned. Maybe you can narrow it down to moral obligation/utilitarianism/moral rights for AI (which is fascinating, and also gives you an excuse to research star trek)/moral rights for animals? It's a lot easier if it's something you're interested in. That also goes for philosophy, if you don't enjoy it then that's pretty normal. It's not for everyone at all, and needs an abstract way of thinking to get started.[/QUOTE] Thanks heaps, also given me lots of ideas! I've done philosophy courses before, but not as an elective. I have to do electives to get my degrees (in Business), but unfortunately I'm just not as motivated as I would be for required courses.

You're fucked, pay someone on craigslist to write the paper for you

[QUOTE=Svinnik;52651793]You're fucked, pay someone on craigslist to write the paper for you[/QUOTE] You can cover lots of ground rapidly by reading secondary material when it comes to philosophy. It's a massive essay but it's probably still possible for him to get at least a passing grade. More specifically tho op what do you even have to write? Asking for help on writing about "moral rights" is like asking for help on writing a chemistry paper, it doesn't really let us know what resources you need.

[QUOTE=Svinnik;52651793]You're fucked, pay someone on craigslist to write the paper for you[/QUOTE] Haha it is rather stressful I've already got a head start with eight academic references, some broadly on natural rights, others on more specific topics such as utilitarian and cosmopolitan perspectives, and rights of artificial intelligence and animals. [editline]6th September 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=thelurker1234;52651840]You can cover lots of ground rapidly by reading secondary material when it comes to philosophy. It's a massive essay but it's probably still possible for him to get at least a passing grade. More specifically tho op what do you even have to write? Asking for help on writing about "moral rights" is like asking for help on writing a chemistry paper, it doesn't really let us know what resources you need.[/QUOTE] "What are moral rights, and what is the practical importance of claiming rights?" is literally the entire question. Several thousand word essay. Marking rubric is fairly standard.

Read ethics books, specially intro books or guides. They go into different types of ethics and how they're used. Might help you.