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| A conditional or if-then statement indicating what should be the case if the story is true |
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| An example that conflicts with a theory |
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| When its details can be filled in and its implications drawn out without running into a contradiction |
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| What is a thought experiment? |
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| The description of a possible situation in which a concept should be met if the theory in question is true |
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| How are thought experiments possible? |
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| Having a concept gives us the ability to make accurate judgments about its implications even in imaginary situations |
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| On what grounds can thought experiments be criticized? |
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| Our conceptual competence and amount of control over the experiment |
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| What is Warren's moral space time traveler thought experiment? How does it attempt to undermine the claim that all human beings are persons? |
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Space traveler lands on unknown planet, encounters beings he has never seen or heard of, wants to act morally towards them by determining if they are people (with moral rights). He should use following criteria:
1. consciousness 2. Reasoning 3. Self motivated activity
4. Communication 5. Self awareness
Suggests that there are human without all of the criteria that are still considered people. Ex. People in a vegetative state |
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| On what grounds can philosophical theories be criticized? |
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| I'm sorry, I am unsure lol |
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| What are the criteria of adequacy that good theories should meet? |
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Free from contradiction
Positive long term consequences
Lack inconsistency
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