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Do machines with artificial intelligence performing as caring companions have personhood and social rights?.
(Wheaton College. (Norton, Mass.), 2020-05-10)More machines with Artificially Intelligence will likely appear in the market as caring companions to respond to the market demand in the near future. Therefore, this study aims to address the issue of whether machines ... -
Grounding friendship in non-traditional moral frameworks.
(Wheaton College (MA)., 2018)I distinguish between two types of questions about the conflict between friendship commitments and rule based morality: normative questions, and metaethical questions. In order to answer the normative questions, we must ... -
The ethical foundations for animal rights.
(Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.), 2016)In my thesis, I accept the premise that animals possess inherent value and as a result, are deserving of certain protections. I argue that a rights-based approach is required to sufficiently ensure such protections, since ... -
Does freedom imply morality? : the understanding and interrelation of freedom, action, and morality in Kant and Nietzsche's normative philosophy.
(Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.), 2015)This paper imagines a debate between Nietzsche and Kant in the realms of normativity, metaphysics of the self, and philosophy of action. It also displays how these concepts are necessarily interrelated in these two ... -
Respect for individuals in theories of criminalization
(Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.), 2013-06-06)Considers the five most prominent theories of criminalization that have been put forward by criminal legal philosophers: Antony Duff, Douglas Husak, Hyman Gross, Michael Moore, and Joel Feinberg. Shows that the concept of ...
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