Moral free riding

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The problem of free riding is of interest in game theory, practical economics, and moral philosophy. The free rider consumes public goods without paying for them. Fare-evasion is a paradigm of free-riding's unfairness from the perspective of moral philosophy. A principle of fairness suggests that anyone receiving benefits from a program, whether voluntary or not, should meet the requirements imposed as long as a net benefit is received, obligatory requirements would not be detrimental to practically everyone, and the beneficiary has not raised a legitimate moral objection.

Public goods, Fairness

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The arc of the moral universe

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The theory that the injustice of slavery led to its abolition is discussed. It is argued that the fundamental structure of slavery as a system of power contradicts basic slave interests. It is also shown that this conflict between slavery and slave interests contributed to the limited viability of slavery and that the characterization of slavery as unjust provides an explanation of its demise.

Slavery, Transcript

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Model properties, moral status and identity

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Metaphysics is intrinsic to any moral theory and is considered by authors Peter Singer and Helga Kuhse in their book entitled Embryo Experimentation. Kuhse and Singer present a philosophical argument using modal examples to support experimentation on human embryos. The moral status of the embryo is debated.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Embryology, Experimental, Embryological research, Knowledge, Theory of, Epistemology, Modality (Theory of knowledge)

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