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Moral Harm In Virtual Worlds

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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VIRTUAL RAPE

MORALLY EQUAL TO PHYSICAL RAPE?
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EDWARD SPENCE

BELIEVES MORAL HARM IS THE SAME FOR VIRTUAL WORLDS
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ALAN GEWIRTH

CREATED A RATIONAL THEORY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
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HUMAN RIGHTS

  • People act and believe those actions are good
  • They must act as if other's acts are also good
  • If all acts are good, all people deserve freedom to act
  • Freedom and wellbeing are true basic human rights
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If I believe I act because it's good, then other people must also act because it's good

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Therefore I should allow others to have freedom to act and the sense of wellbeing that comes from acting

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KOHEN'S PROBLEM WITH GEWIRTH

PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS ACT AS THEY SHOULD
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GEWIRTH'S RATIONALISM

DOESN'T REFLECT a HUMAN REALITY
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SPENCE BELIEVES

FREEDOM, DIGNITY AND WELLBEING TO BE SACRED
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Virtual worlds must never allow for basic human rights to be attacked

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CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY

GEWIRTH DOES NOT ALLOW FOR CULTURE OR CONTEXT
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VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES

BY VIRTUE OF ACTION, DEFINE THEIR OWN MORALITY
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RATIONAL MORALITY MUST

BE ATTAINABLE
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Joel Langston