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From: Michael Peckitt <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 4:56 AM
Subject: Re: Demonising Peter Singer - just plain old anti-semitism?
Michael Peckitt wrote:
> I have mixed thoughts on Peter Singer.
>
> Thirdly and personaly, I don't like his justification for nearly all
his
> theories - Utilitarianism - greates happiness to the greatest number.
That
> is shakey ground to me.
But isn't the Disability Rights Movement's attitude towards the abortion
of disabled children also Utilitarian? Aren't they saying that the
occasional parent who doesn't want to give birth to a disabled child for
whatever reason must be forced to, for the greater good of the majority
of people with disabilities?
> However, before we condemn Singer philosophically there is a problem.
That
> little thing could freedom of speech, what of it's conceits. Also
Ethics
> and philosophy is about discussion and points of views to find an
answer.
> Euthanasia is a big subject and like any subject there are many
viewpoints,
> you can't sweep the message or the speaker, or indeed the subject
under the
> carpet merely because you don't like it
> Excuse the sermon.
It needs no excusing - you're doing us all a favour - I don't think that
arguments protecting free speech can be repeated often enough.
Judy
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