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Like other beings, we as ‘I’ have drives, desires, passions, but unlike any other, we as ‘Me’ can ask ourselves whether it is right to pursue or satisfy them. What if satisfying my desires means that you will go hungry? What if my pursuit of passion means putting you in a distressing situation? That judgement is what makes us moral beings, and it is not reducible to algorithms. Algorithms can predict, but only human beings can decide, and that is a crucial distinction.
Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times
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