Consciousness and the Moral Permissibility of Infanticide
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Hassoun, Nicole
Kriegel, Uriah
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Journal of Applied Philosophy 2008; 25(1): 45-55
Abstract
In this paper, we present a conditional argument for the moral permissibility of some kinds of infanticide. The argument is based on a certain view of consciousness and the claim that there is an intimate connection between consciousness and infanticide. In bare outline, the argument is this: it is impermissible to intentionally kill a creature only if the creature is conscious; it is reasonable to believe that there is some time at which human infants are not conscious; therefore, it is reasonable to believe that it is permissible to intentionally kill some human infants.
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