Tag: moral agency

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 6, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, animal rights, animals, bears, cannibalism, consciousness, crime, free will, humans, moral agency, morality, Nonhuman Rights Project, plaintiffs, Psyche, responsibility}

Can Animals Be Held Criminally Responsible?

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 6, 2023

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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While the idea is handled provocatively in philosophy literature, in practice, animals are envisioned as plaintiffs, not defendants, in animal rights cases. Read More ›

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Author
Tom Gilson

Date
November 9, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, __k-review, atheism, bias, Christianity, Genesis, J.B.S. Haldane, Judaism, Lawrence Krauss, methodological naturalism, moral agency, Robert Pennock, science, secularism, straw man, theism, theology, Tom Gilson}

Dump the Metaphysics — How About Methodological Regularism?

_{Tom Gilson
November 9, 2018

Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science

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Science doesn’t need methodological naturalism. It doesn’t need methodological theism, either. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 4, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Technology
Tagged
, __edited, artificial intelligence, computers, determinism, life, machines, moral agency, moral value, robots, Smithsonian Magazine, toaster}

Blade Runner 2049 Poses Questions about AI Machines and Moral Value

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 4, 2017

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Technology

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Rather than get all caught up in esoteric musing, I suggest an entry level test for determining whether an entity has any moral value. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
August 1, 2016

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, __tedited, free will, Jerry Coyne, justice, metaphysics, moral agency}

Jerry Coyne: “Reason Is No Different from a Kick”

_{Michael Egnor
August 1, 2016

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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The boundary between free will denial and impairment of reality-testing is difficult to discern. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
December 10, 2015

Categories
Ethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, __nedited, cerebral cortex, fMRI, gender, junk science, moral agency, phrenology, public policy, Research, scientific racism, sexual dimorphism, transgenderism}

At the Intersection of Phrenology and Public Policy

_{Michael Egnor
December 10, 2015

Ethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Reproductive Science

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A recent PNAS study is the latest iteration of dial-a-science: just call and order science to fit your favored narrative. Read More ›