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A hypothetical question: If I hired Mr. X to Kill Mr. Y, and he does am I also responsible for the murder? I recently had this discussion and I feel that the person who commits the act of murder itself (Mr. X) is the only responsible (punishable) individual because he violated the victim's (Mr. Y...
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What about the bogus call that started this entire tragegy? A girl from Colorado Springs, CO made the call that gave authorities the "evidence" to obtain a court order to barge in as they did. She has been charged for doing this thing locally. Did the judge not even ask for evidence of where...
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In applied ethics there is a dilemma known as The Trolley Problem ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem ). It runs like this: A trolley is running out of control down a track. In its path are 5 people who have been tied to the track by a mad philosopher. Fortunately, you can flip a switch which...
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Humans, like other primates, are communal. Our ancestors spent almost all of their evolutionary history as humans living in small groups of interdependent individuals. At the same time, tribes were in competition for each other for natural resources: foraging grounds, hunting grounds, agricultural lands...
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This is a new and exciting Forum to me. As I casually read post from all who have posted recently, I find a treasure of intelectual challenge for my pleasure and edification. I look forward to figuring out where I might fit in these many threads. If I might speak(as a guest) with some levity; At this...
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It seems to me that with any justification of a theory of ethics, it must be based upon a world view. For example, imagine that you are having a conversation with someone who is a murderer and a thief. The murderer/thief proclaims that murder and stealing are not immoral, and you say that it is immoral...