PHIL 2450 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Human Fertilisation And Embryology Authority, Pediatrics, Immanuel Kant

• School: Cornell University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 2450
• Professor: Erin Taylor

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Phil 2450 a lower chance of having the most well being and the best life, then that is their decision: persuasion, but not coercion, is justi ed. If parents want to select a child who is has. Could be asking two things: causal: how did you come to believe that you are special? justi cation. 1. refers to what is demanded (respect) in virtue of the characteristic (autonomy) that makes an entity part of the moral community. Autonomy (background: contemporary signi cance: kantian theory provides a foundation for the. Immanuel kant dominant forms of contemporary political philosophy and much of medical ethics you were raised by people in this community that"s what religious commitments tell you. Eric"s autonomy : wants to be a pediatrician, wants to get a good grade on the exam, is tired. Phil 2450: believes that sleep will cure his tiredness, believes that studying will cause him to get a better grade on the exam, studied!