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Consciousness ain’t all that
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Most philosophers think that phenomenal consciousness underlies, or at any rate makes a large contribution, to moral considerability. This paper argues that many such accounts invoke question-begging arguments. Moreover, they’re unable to explain apparent differences in moral status across and within different species. In the light of these problems, I argue that we ought to take very seriously a view according to which moral considerability is grounded in functional properties. Phenomenal consciousness may be sufficient for having a moral value, but it may not be necessary, and it may contribute relatively little to our overall considerability.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1007/s12152-024-09559-0
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- CAVAA – 101071178
- Programme:
- Counterfactual Assessment and Valuation for Awareness Architecture
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Journal:
- Neuroethics More from this journal
- Volume:
- 17
- Issue:
- 2
- Article number:
- 21
- Publication date:
- 2024-04-24
- Acceptance date:
- 2024-04-16
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1874-5504
- ISSN:
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1874-5490
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English
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1993397
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pubs:1993397
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2024-05-29
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