Swift's "A Modest Proposal"

For Thursday, November 3



Read the following article on Jonathan Swift's "Modest Proposal"


1) What is the author saying? (that is, what is satire, and what's the
author's real points?)

2) What principles do we use to justify it, either way? (See Tyler, for
those who've read it, on value of life)

While the exercise may seem silly, those who've read Tyler recognize the
deeper implications for human life, animal rights, and justic in general.

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