The Moral Significance of the Phenomenology of Phenomenal Consciousness in Case of Artificial Agents
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DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2023.2188284
Abstract: or sufficiently requires consciousness. There are sound epistemological problems that undermine the alleged strength of the judgment of necessity. On the other hand, this commentary has also sought to shed light on the limitations of… read more here.
Keywords: significance phenomenology; moral significance; phenomenal consciousness; phenomenology phenomenal ... See more keywords
Three kinds of suffering and their relative moral significance.
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DOI: 10.1111/bioe.13021
Abstract: Suffering is widely assumed to have particular moral significance, and is of special relevance in medicine. There are, however, many theories about the nature of suffering that seem mutually incompatible. I suggest that there are… read more here.
Keywords: based suffering; moral significance; significance; three kinds ... See more keywords
Purposes and duties in scientific modelling
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DOI: 10.1136/jech-2021-217666
Abstract: More people than ever are paying attention to philosophical questions about epidemiological models, including their susceptibility to the influence of social and ethical values, sufficiency to inform policy decisions under certain conditions, and even their… read more here.
Keywords: duties scientific; moral significance; epidemiological models; scientific modelling ... See more keywords
Why appeals to the moral significance of birth are saddled with a dilemma
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DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2021-107346
Abstract: In ‘Dilemma for Appeals to the Moral Significance of Birth’, we argued that a dilemma is faced by those who believe that birth is the event at which infanticide is ruled out. Those who reject… read more here.
Keywords: significance birth; appeals moral; birth; moral significance ... See more keywords