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Neither freedom nor equality are inherently good. Justice is the art of balancing one against the other.
Apr 27, 2018 15 tweets 3 min read
"If I believed fetuses were people I'd sacrifice a lot to save them." - Well, 'person' & 'personhood' are a problematic because they're oft used as synonyms for 'someone' or just for other humans, but there are technical meanings in law & philosophy that differ radically.

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I can't say if I believe them to be people unless it's clear which sense is used. I can say that I see them as fellow members of society, just less developed, precisely as I do infants - and entitled to similar protection. You're right about how such a view implies that the

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