MODR 1770 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Bundesautobahn 45, Thought Experiment
1 Feb 2016
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3 borderline case: provide a concrete case in which you feel pulled simultaneously toward both yes and no to the conceptual question. E. g. for are emotions irrational?, you need a particular case of emotions that in one way is irrational and in another way is not. A 45 year old lady walks into a funeral home where a funeral is going on for a 13 year old boy. She never knew him, but she saw the notice on the outside wall, so she went in. She went to the front and got on her knees and was crying horribly. Her own son had died a month ago. A 45 year old man"s 5 year old son was murdered. But gets off due to a technicality, the police didn"t have a warrant when they did their search. In this state, you cannot be tried twice for murder.
