The Unabomber's ethics.
Bioethics
; 33(2): 223-229, 2019 02.
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ABSTRACT
In this paper, I present and criticize Ted Kaczynski's ("The Unabomber") theory that industrialization has been terrible for humanity, and that we should use any means necessary, including violent means, to induce a return to pre-industrial ways of living. Although Kaczynski's manifesto, Industrial society and its future, has become widely known, his ideas have never before been subject to careful philosophical criticism. In this paper I show how Kaczynski's arguments rely on a number of highly implausible philosophical premises. I further make the case that, although his theory as a whole should be rejected, Kaczynski raises a number of worries about technological development that ought to receive serious attention. Some of these worries have recently come to be shared by prominent defenders of human enhancement, including Nick Bostrom and Julian Savulescu. In the last section I indicate why I believe it is important that academic philosophers scrutinize ideas that motivate acts of violence.
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ECOS
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Filosofia
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Mudança Social
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Tecnologia
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Violência
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Ativismo Político
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Indústrias
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Motivação
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Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Ethics
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Bioethics
Assunto da revista:
ETICA
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article