Comments on: Reductio Ad Hermaphroditum http://ethics-etc.com/2008/11/14/reductio-ad-hermaphroditum/ A forum for discussing contemporary philosophical issues in ethics and related areas Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:52:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mats Volberg http://ethics-etc.com/2008/11/14/reductio-ad-hermaphroditum/comment-page-1/#comment-2290 Mats Volberg Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:40:38 +0000 http://ethics-etc.com/2008/11/14/reductio-ad-hermaphroditum/#comment-2290 <blockquote>For example if embryo A is a male fetus, and embryo B is a female, the fact that one or both parents would like to have a male child (for whatever reason) provides a countervailing pro tanto reason to choose A over B</blockquote>But this option is eliminated by the 'There are no other known differences between the embryos' clause

For example if embryo A is a male fetus, and embryo B is a female, the fact that one or both parents would like to have a male child (for whatever reason) provides a countervailing pro tanto reason to choose A over B

But this option is eliminated by the ‘There are no other known differences between the embryos’ clause

]]> By: Thom Blake http://ethics-etc.com/2008/11/14/reductio-ad-hermaphroditum/comment-page-1/#comment-2236 Thom Blake Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:23:16 +0000 http://ethics-etc.com/2008/11/14/reductio-ad-hermaphroditum/#comment-2236 I also fail to see the reductio here. I see nothing inherently wrong with the all-female scenario. And in fact, there would likely be increasing advantages for male children in this world dominated by females, thus offsetting the average life expectancy. Not to mention the risk mitigation of keeping a couple of males around in case the tech goes kaput. I also fail to see the reductio here. I see nothing inherently wrong with the all-female scenario. And in fact, there would likely be increasing advantages for male children in this world dominated by females, thus offsetting the average life expectancy. Not to mention the risk mitigation of keeping a couple of males around in case the tech goes kaput.

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