Thursday, February 13, 2014
BioPrefernces
One topic that really intrigued me this week was the thought of bio-preferences. Personally, I think that it is a great way to think when regarding consideration. I have been thinking a lot about the thought that preference is more important that consciousness; and I believe that if there could be a strong division between what is alive and what is not, this could be a really strong belief system. It is true that the whole point of life is trying to stay alive, so wouldn't make sense that moral consideration should be given to all that strive to keep on living? I understand the ramifications that come with thought when you get into objects that are not living, but in a sense maybe these non-living things shouldn't get moral consideration, but respect. I really like the thought of bio-preferences, despite the compilations that come with it. I have been giving it a lot of though lately and personally it makes a lot of sense.
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I really like your comment about how moral consideration should be primarily given to al that strive to keep living. It's kind of an obvious concept, but I'm sure the more we explore the topic, the more we'd begin to understand about it. Should objects that are not alive be considered for moral considerations? I'm not sure, but it's an interesting topic to discuss further.
ReplyDeleteI think the interesting notion of biopreferences could be the basis of direct moral consideration of, say, plants, only if preference itself were the basis of morality among sentients. Some Utilitarians think that is the case, but as we noted in class, preferences may be morally good or bad -- it is only legitimate interests, not bare preferences, that generate direct duties.
ReplyDeleteI really like this thought process. Especially because there are so many things that are alive, such as plants, but aren't really acknowledges as being alive. What is an object that is not alive though. A table? A plant? I think for this thought process to work out, one must clearly identify what is living and what is not. It's a great idea though!
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