A critique of Thad Metz’s African theory of moral status
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DOI: 10.1080/02580136.2016.1203140
Abstract: Thad Metz defends what he considers to be a novel theory of moral status, i.e. an account about what beings are owed direct duties in virtue of their moral significance. Metz claims that his account… read more here.
Keywords: status; moral status; thad metz; critique thad ... See more keywords
What Role is “Pure Experience” Consciousness Supposed to Play in Medical Ethics?: Pure Experience, Moral Status, and Clinical Decisions
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DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2018.1460414
Abstract: Laura Specker Sullivan’s article “Pure Experience and Disorders of Consciousness” provides an alternative account of consciousness in medical decision making. She argues focusing solely on phenomenological consciousness misses the mark in guiding medical decisions for… read more here.
Keywords: experience consciousness; pure experience; moral status; experience ... See more keywords
Prospective Benefit plus Moral Status: A Hybrid Model
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DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2021.1904031
Abstract: In exploring possible justifications for the allocation of resources to patients with DoC, the authors argue that relevant frameworks ought to focus on potential morally important prospective benefits rather than on the patient’s moral status.… read more here.
Keywords: status; moral status; benefit plus; prospective benefit ... See more keywords
Non-Human Moral Status: Problems with Phenomenal Consciousness
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DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2022.2148770
Abstract: Abstract Consciousness-based approaches to non-human moral status maintain that consciousness is necessary for (some degree or level of) moral status. While these approaches are intuitive to many, in this paper I argue that the judgment… read more here.
Keywords: consciousness; moral status; status problems; human moral ... See more keywords
Artificial Consciousness Is Morally Irrelevant
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DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2023.2188276
Abstract: It is widely agreed that possession of consciousness contributes to an entity’s moral status, even if it is not necessary for moral status (Levy and Savulescu 2009). An entity is considered to have moral status… read more here.
Keywords: consciousness; artificial consciousness; moral status; morally irrelevant ... See more keywords
Artificial Consciousness is Unlikely to Possess a Moral Capacity
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DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2023.2188286
Abstract: Elizabeth Hildt’s (2023) notion of human-like artificial consciousness (AC) is vulnerable to several objections. First, she ties it to traits such as subjectivity and to capacities for rationality, intelligence, self-awareness, suffering, and sensation. But her… read more here.
Keywords: capacity; artificial consciousness; moral status; status ... See more keywords
Rebutting the Ethical Considerations regarding Consciousness in Human Cerebral Organoids: Challenging the Premature Assumptions
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DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2023.2188305
Abstract: In their latest target article, Zilio and Lavazza (2023) major claim is that research on human cerebral organoids (HCOs) must take into account whether they can acquire sentience or a primitive form of consciousness, how… read more here.
Keywords: consciousness; hcos; moral status; zilio lavazza ... See more keywords
Moral Status or Moral Value? The Former May Require Phenomenal Consciousness, But Does It Matter?
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DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2023.2188306
Abstract: moral status can be violated if, for example, their organs are retained without permission, the Holocaust is denied, or their systemic enslavement is downplayed. Our descendants feature, too, with their moral status violated if we… read more here.
Keywords: moral value; former may; moral status; status ... See more keywords
Pregnancy and superior moral status: a proposal for two thresholds of personhood
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DOI: 10.1136/jme-2022-108799
Abstract: In this paper, I suggest that, if we are committed to accepting a threshold approach to personhood, according to which all beings above the threshold are persons with equal moral status, there are strong reasons… read more here.
Keywords: superior moral; proposal; moral status; status ... See more keywords
African perspectives of moral status: a framework for evaluating global bioethical issues
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DOI: 10.1136/medhum-2021-012229
Abstract: This paper offers an African perspective on moral status grounded on an understanding of personhood. These concepts are key to understanding the differences in emphasis and the values at play when global ethical issues are… read more here.
Keywords: status framework; perspectives moral; african perspectives; framework evaluating ... See more keywords
Robots with Moral Status?
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DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2022.0004
Abstract: ABSTRACT:Assuming robots of the future will be far more advanced than their present-day forebears, it is not premature to ask what they will have to be like in order to have moral status. This article… read more here.
Keywords: status robots; moral status; robots moral; status ... See more keywords