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26 - Against Ethical Thought Experiments
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Released:
Jul 20, 2020
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Description
I’m suspicious of ethical thought experiments. These short hypothetical scenarios are often presented context-free, eliminating morally relevant detail. And in the course of probing our intuitions, they often include detail that we wouldn’t have in the real world. In effect, we end up discussing a world vastly different from our own. The elimination of information that we usually possess and inclusion of information that we don’t ordinarily possess renders many ethical thought experiments worse than useless. They can confuse more than they clarify, derail ethical discussions, and often don’t translate to our lives at all.
James Wilson - Internal and External Validity in Thought Experiments [PDF]
Philosophy Bites - James Wilson [mp3]
The Trolley Problem Problem - Wilson [Aeon]
Transcripts available at emersongreenblog.wordpress.com
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James Wilson - Internal and External Validity in Thought Experiments [PDF]
Philosophy Bites - James Wilson [mp3]
The Trolley Problem Problem - Wilson [Aeon]
Transcripts available at emersongreenblog.wordpress.com
Rate the show on iTunes here
Support on Patreon here
Listen to our sister show Counter Apologetics here
Subscribe to CA and Walden Pod on YouTube here
Contact me at emersongreen@protonmail.com or on Facebook
Follow on Twitter @waldenpod
Released:
Jul 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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