@PhilosophyExp @philosophersmag Who says saving the "drowning child" is an obligation?
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@crackedblack 97.05695% of people who complete the activity think saving drowning child is an obligation. -
@PhilosophyExp Interesting test. My difficulty is I don't think we coldly consider whether it's a "moral obligation" when it's immediate. -
@SimonTuffen True. But it doesn't ask whether you would save the child - who wouldn't, right? - it asks whether it's obligated. -
@PhilosophyExp You make very good points!
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@PhilosophyExp@philosophersmag option for action. Why not call for help? Through a rope? Reach with a a stick? What if I have a fear of... -
@crackedblack But the interest isn't in what you would do in real life, it's in your moral intuition about this highly abstract example.
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@PhilosophyExp@philosophersmag of other people when they don't agree with the actions you think they should take is wrong. There are... -
@crackedblack Oh, I'm quite happy to say that if you don't rescue the child in the scenario described, you're doing something wrong.
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@PhilosophyExp Another consideration-what if pulling child to safety makes child more likely to engage in dangerous (unsustainable) swimmingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp@philosophersmag I'm not a moral nihilst, as you wish to call me. I don't agree with your, or Peter Singers', definition.....Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp@philosophersmag of duty. What happened to learning from mistakes? Tempering knowledge and intelligence through error. ....Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp@philosophersmag Your child is "seemingly drowning". How much time do you allow to elapse before you decide they are....Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp@philosophersmag drowning? Thought problems are nearly worthless when they take out all possibilities the real world may ...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp@philosophersmag present. Of course so many people would be "obligated" in your experiment when you do give any other ....Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp@philosophersmag open water? Your tests leave no other options that have "good" outcomes. So they show nothing as to how...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp@philosophersmag other actions in the "real" world can have good outcomes without my direct intervention. Your judgements...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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