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Economic Justice & A "Perfect" Science Choose one of the following topics to respond to for your initial post

Economic Justice & A "Perfect" Science Choose one of the following topics to respond to for your initial post. Indicate your last name and chosen topic in the title of your post. Contribute at least two peer responses to include a response to both: A learner who has posted a contrary view on the topic you selected A learner who has posted on the topic you did not select Requirements: Your initial post should be at least 250 words. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include direct questions. See the syllabus for assignment requirements and grading criteria, and be sure to list your source if you use one. Initial Post Due: Thursday, by 11:55 p.m., ET Responses Due: Sunday, by 11:55 p.m., ET Topic A: Economic Justice Do you think that there should be equal opportunity in a just society? What would you mean by this phrase? Do you think that it is a realizable ideal? Describe John Stuart Mill’s concept of utilitarianism. Do you see any advantages or disadvantages of applying this to our society? Topic B: A "Perfect" Science If psychology were to be an exact, or to use Mill's phrase, "a perfect" science, then specific human acts could be accurately predicted. Would a prediction be accurate if the person about to act becomes aware of the prediction prior to the act itself? Does the fact that a prediction can be known in advance disprove the possibility of predicting accurately or is that fact just one more antecedent condition? Thoroughly explain your view.

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