PHIL 1290 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Moral Absolutism, Nicotine, Paternalism
22 Nov 2013
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Necessary distance : pacifism as moral position, not idiosyncrasy, negative bond vs. deeper bond, objectification as absolutely wrong, persons vs. things. Torture is easier to justify than killing even from a first-person perspective (page 102, left) Self-betrayal not limited to torture: moral relevance of immediate emotional reactions , empathy with the living, not the dead, assault against the defenceless but threatening, diversion of aggression back onto aggressor (page 104, left) The person"s culpably causing the threat of harm . The liberty of the innocent (page 105, right) Consequences count : rejection of moral absolutism; justification of torture (not just excuse) Training torturers: a critique of the ticking bomb: arguments from utility, self-defence, and necessity, training torturers. 108, right: desensitization, decreased empathy, professionalization: legitimization, normalization, routinization, dehumanization, blame (page. 111, left: stop feeling that they are human detachment, neutrality , deliberate inculcation of unreflective obedience crimes of obedience (page. 112, left: training as likely to lead to crimes of obedience (page.
