[MD] moral judgements

[David M]

Hi Craig

How does that example relate to what you were saying below about more 
complex moral choices:

Craig:>
> But is responding to one's environment, simple?  Sometimes, of course,
> yes.  But Platt wants to also consider more complex cases where there are
> pro & cons of various weights that have to be deliberated on.  How do you
> respond in those cases?


David M


> Craig
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>> Hi Craig
>> Maybe an example would be a good place to start?
>> David M
>
>
> When my oldest daughter was born, the New Parents group set up a 
> baby-sitting co-operative.  If a parent wanted a night off child care, 
> someone else in the co-operative would watch their child.  The parent 
> taking off would be debitted for each hour & the person performing the 
> child care would be creditted for each hour, recorded in a ledger. 
> Instead of hours, units or points could have been used.  Or dollars. 
> Indeed instead of a ledger, a big box with compartments for each parent 
> could have been used.  A token or even actual money could be removed & 
> placed in the respective compartments.
> Does it make any moral difference if dollars rather than something else 
> are entered in the ledger or if dollars rather than something else are put 
> in the box compartments?
> Craig
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