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  • We have intrinsic moral value and thus we are not physical things
    Morality is an abstract concept that, alongside psychology, is a physical construct made by hormonal and neural activities.
  • The Libertarian Dilemma

    You could try feeding and looking after the baby - that might work.unenlightened

    we would probably want a safety net that feeds and looks after the baby in the absence of parents.83nt0n



    That is just one example/case. You'd need a universal standard.
  • The Libertarian Dilemma
    I don't really see an argument here for "the inherent subjectivity of moral and ethical categories". I also don't think it really makes that much of a difference in this particular case83nt0n

    Care to elaborate?

    And yes, what I stated is that even if the constitution gives full autonomy to the individual, his private actions can still indirectly affect others. Like the parents of a newborn baby individually taking their lives and leaving the baby to starve to death.
  • Doctrine of Contractual Sovereignty
    Yes, we'd have to standardize those terms.