Why do people keep proclaiming "intent isn't magic" as if that's even the beginning of any sort of argument?
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp Intent isn't morally relevant, except in so far as it affects the consequences of one's actions. That's the claim isn't it?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @charlsgeorgeson
@charlsgeorgeson I don't know. I can't really make sense of that.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp Why not? In some ethical theories, only consequences matter. Then, the intent of a given action is not morally relevant.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @charlsgeorgeson
@charlsgeorgeson Sorry, but which ethical theories would say that intent is of no relevance in terms of assigning culpability?3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp Any fully consequentialist system must hold intention unimportant when determining the *morality* of actions.4 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
@charlsgeorgeson So what you're saying is that there is no moral difference from a strictly consequentialist point of view...
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