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1Department of Philosophy, The University of Kansas, 1445 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045, USA. dmarquis@ku.edu
Journal of Medical Ethics
|February 22, 2011
Summary
The future of value account for the wrongness of killing faces challenges. This study clarifies key concepts, arguing they are equivalent, and finds alternative theories unsatisfactory.
Area of Science:
- Philosophy
- Ethics
- Moral Philosophy
Background:
- The 'future of value' account of the wrongness of killing is debated.
- Carson Strong argues this account is vulnerable to counterexamples.
- Ezio Di Nucci disputes Strong's claims, focusing on conceptual equivalence.
Purpose of the Study:
- To clarify the concepts of 'future of value' and 'a future like ours'.
- To determine if these concepts are equivalent.
- To evaluate alternative accounts of the wrongness of killing.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of 'future of value' and 'a future like ours'.
- Argumentation to establish conceptual equivalence.
- Critique of alternative theories on the wrongness of killing.
Main Results:
- The concepts of 'future of value' and 'a future like ours' can be plausibly clarified to be equivalent.
- Alternative accounts of the wrongness of killing are shown to be unsatisfactory.
Conclusions:
- The 'future of value' account, when properly clarified, remains a viable explanation for the wrongness of killing.
- Strong's counterexamples and alternative accounts are insufficient to overturn this ethical framework.
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