Ethics Beyond the Classics
Metaphysics & Identi
100


  1.  If two drunk drivers make the same reckless choice, but only one hits someone, is one more morally guilty?



  1. They are equally guilty — morality judges the choice, not the accident of outcome.


100


  1. If a brain is divided and both hemispheres act independently, are there now two persons?



  1. Yes — two centers of consciousness equal two persons.


200


  1. Is a huge population living barely tolerable lives better than a small population living wonderful lives?



  1. quality of life is more important than sheer numbers.


200


  1. a policy makes future people worse off, but they wouldn’t exist otherwise, is it wrong?



  1. Yes — choosing to create lives you know will be worse is still a moral harm


300


  1. If an AI thinks and feels like a human, should it have rights?



  1. Yes — consciousness demands moral consideration, no matter the substrate.


300


  1. Should you worry you’re just a random brain fluctuating into existence?



  1. No — if you were, you couldn’t trust the thought anyway, so reasoning assumes reality.


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