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Why is the rule of the law so easily damaged or broken?
First, the rule of law is fundamental to an ordered society. If the government, or powerful groups, or powerful individuals can break the law with impunity, then authoritarianism and civil unrest are ...
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On a reductionist/functionalist account of consciousness, would we have ethical obligations toward robots?
This is easy to approach with the proper definitions.
Morals are a set of rules which improve social interactions (for multiple goals, for example, survival: it is not moral to kill because it reduces ...
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On a reductionist/functionalist account of consciousness, would we have ethical obligations toward robots?
If robots achieve (human-level) consciousness, we likely wouldn't have a good differentiating criteria between human and robot for ethical consideration.
On a related note, vegans argue that we don't ...
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On a reductionist/functionalist account of consciousness, would we have ethical obligations toward robots?
Consciousness cannot arise out of a machine.
If it could we would have seen it, even in a basic level. If on the other hand you believe that a machine can be made as having consciousness by design, ...
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When should a state have a right to prohibit abortion?
Never. It violates the right to bodily autonomy and is state interference in private and family life. Evidence-based regulation of abortion is justified. As to religious beliefs about conception, ...
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When is a legal failing an injustice?
The law is intended to dispense justice, so in that sense, any legal failing would be injustice.
That said, the legal system isn't perfect, it's constructed by imperfect humans, and it may be based on ...
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When is a legal failing an injustice?
It depends on your definition of "Justice"
Hypothetical scenario: if I knock out your tooth, and you — in response — knock out one of mine mine, has justice been achieved?
In the stone age, ...
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When is a legal failing an injustice?
The most palpable cases where we feel injustice is when we witness a crime against a specific person or group and nothing is done -- basically a conscious turning of a blind eye to a crime or an inept ...
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