CAS PH 251 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Prospect Theory, Thought Experiment, Fetus
7 Aug 2018
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Some stipulations (cid:402) the killing is painless so the victim will not suffer, and (cid:402) the victim had no family who will suffer as are results of their demise. Potential objections to marquis"s future-like-ours account: desire/interest account of the wrongfulness of killing (fetuses do not have desires or interests ) (cid:402) 1. What makes killing wrong is that is frustrates the desire to go on living (rocks/plants do not have interests or desires, have no right to life ) (cid:402) 2. Fetuses do not have this desire, since they have no desires at all. Potential objections to marquis"s future-like-ours theory: discontinuity account of the wrongfulness of killing (cid:402) 1. Killing is wrong because it results in the discontinuation of experiences and projects and relationships that an individual deems meaningful (cid:402) 2. Fetuses don"t have and never had these experiences. Conclusions: hence killing fetuses is not wrong: marquis"s response to the discontinuity account (cid:402) marquis"s prospect theory .
