Karim Akerma
Biographic Data
| ID | 9639995 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karim Akerma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karim |
| FAMILY NAME | Akerma |
| SIGNATURE | AKERMA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Film Independent |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Sentience. Not Necessarily a Problem
Pain is often portrayed as the guardian of life. Unpleasant sensations are undisputedly in the service of the self-preservation of living beings. However, it is questionable whether the first sensations in evolution must have been those of pain. The emergence of a new property cannot be derived from the function that the property has once it is there. In evolution, new properties are not produced by needs (this would be teleological thinking), bu…
On Matti Häyry’s “Exit Duty Generator”
Matti Häyry presents a new ethical theory that he calls “conflict-responsive need-based negative utilitarianism.” 1 In this commentary, I present my critical observations on his main points against the more general background of utilitarianism and theories of value
Verebben der Menschheit?
Die Hervorbringung und die Existenz von Menschen sind, philosophische gesehen, keine Selbstverständlichkeiten. Wird menschliches Leben weitergegeben, so werden auch in Zukunft Menschen unsäglich leiden. Aus dieser Erkenntnis ergeben sich einige Fragen: Liegt in Ansehung bevorstehenden Leids (Neganthrophie) aus philosophischer Perspektive ein 'Verebben der Menschheit' nahe? Oder ist dieses Leid etwa durch Glück oder eine Bestimmung des metaphysisc…
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Verebben der Menschheit?
Die Hervorbringung und die Existenz von Menschen sind, philosophische gesehen, keine Selbstverständlichkeiten. Wird menschliches Leben weitergegeben, so werden auch in Zukunft Menschen unsäglich leiden. Aus dieser Erkenntnis ergeben sich einige Fragen: Liegt in Ansehung bevorstehenden Leids (Neganthrophie) aus philosophischer Perspektive ein 'Verebben der Menschheit' nahe? Oder ist dieses Leid etwa durch Glück oder eine Bestimmung des metaphysisc…
On Matti Häyry’s “Exit Duty Generator”
Matti Häyry presents a new ethical theory that he calls “conflict-responsive need-based negative utilitarianism.” 1 In this commentary, I present my critical observations on his main points against the more general background of utilitarianism and theories of value
Sentience. Not Necessarily a Problem
Pain is often portrayed as the guardian of life. Unpleasant sensations are undisputedly in the service of the self-preservation of living beings. However, it is questionable whether the first sensations in evolution must have been those of pain. The emergence of a new property cannot be derived from the function that the property has once it is there. In evolution, new properties are not produced by needs (this would be teleological thinking), bu…
Argumentative (1 works) · Consciousness (1 works) · Duty (1 works) · Economic and Social Issues (1 works) · Ethics in medical practice (1 works) · Extant taxon (1 works) · Free Will and Agency (1 works) · Humanities (1 works) · Intentionality (1 works) · Kantian Philosophy and Modern Interpretations (1 works)