Searle tries 'not to think about animal rights' because he thinks he'd have to go veggie if he did. Argh! That makes it even more unethical.
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@PhilosophyExp I'm not convinced it's directly analogous (there's a story about pursuing personal projects), but yes, & it's still wrong.
@SteveCooke behaves less badly if they eat meat, don't feed the poor, beat their spouse, etc...
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@PhilosophyExp I'm not sure that's right - my claim here is about the blameworthiness of not reflecting when given a reason to do so not...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp not on whether the beliefs you hold are strongly held. -
@SteveCooke Not sayng you're wrong, by the way - just it does seem to have this somewhat counterintuitive consequence. -
@PhilosophyExp I'm not afraid of the counter-intuitive. I'm certainly going to go away & think harder about the moral nihilist. -
@SteveCooke I guess the worry is the formulation you have let's the sociopath off the hook (they could reflect & just see nothing wrong... -
@PhilosophyExp I'm not sufficiently well versed in psychiatry/neuroscience, but I'm inclined to think of the sociopath as less culpable. -
@SteveCooke Yes, that might be right. :)
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