Would You Eat Your Cat?: Key Ethical Conundrums and What They Tell You About Yourself by Stangroom Jeremy

Author:Stangroom, Jeremy [Stangroom, Jeremy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2012-11-19T00:00:00+00:00

MORALITY BAROMETER

If you think you can be sorry that a large harm occurred

It is likely:

You do not think that expressions of regret are matters of logical consistency. In other words,you are willing to embrace the paradox, and assert that you do not regret your own existence, but at the same time you wish that the large harm, upon which your existence depends, had not occurred.

It is possible:

You regret your existence; that, if possible, you would give up your life retroactively in order to prevent the large harm from occurring.

If you think you cannot be sorry that a large harm occurred

It is likely:

You simply accept the conclusion of the argument. You do not regret your existence; therefore, you cannot be sorry that the large harm, upon which your existence depends, occurred;

You do not believe that there is a moral imperative to sacrifice your life in order to prevent some large harm.

It is possible:

You think that there are other ways to demonstrate regret than the simple wish that the large harm had not occurred.

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