Tag: moral agency

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 15, 2026

Categories
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Adolf Hitler, atheists, automatons, BBC, church, creativity, determinism, free will, human value, Humanize, illusion, insanity, Ludwig van Beethoven, MacArthur Genius Grant, Michael Egnor, moral agency, nihilism, Ninth Symphony, Robert Sapolsky, Science Focus, theists, Vincent van Gogh}

Another “Scientific” Attack on Free Will

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 15, 2026

Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind

5}

We don’t even know what consciousness is. If there is no free will, are we even really conscious? Read More ›

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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

7}

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

9}

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

4}

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

3}

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

6}

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