Ninth Topic:
Joel Feinberg gave a scenario where the nature and value of rights may be applied: He would like us to imagine a place called Nowheresville, it is a world very much like our own but the only difference is no one or hardly no one has rights. Of course our basic instinct is that it is ugly to live in that world, but for Feinberg, we can make it pretty in terms of moral aspects. We can see men helping other men not because they are obliged to do but because of their compassion that motivates them. It is like living in a world where we don’t have duties and we have the freedom to do whatever we want. But there are flaws, because in my opinion having our duties is a good practice because it will help us discipline ourselves and surely it will make us a better person or make our world a better place to live in.
For Joel Feinberg, when a person doesn’t learn how to value their rights then they will not be able to make moral claims. Let us remember that we have our own duties and responsibilities, if we don’t do those things then we are stealing justice from other people. In this world, we as humans have our rights, especially us Filipinos since we are living in the Philippines. We must learn how to fight for our rights if we know that it is for the betterment of this country. Let us treat each other equally because that is the start of something new and extraordinary.
