94. Christopher Kaczor | Abortion
Christopher Kaczor
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24 October 2022
15 September 2025
Christopher Kaczor is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University and his work has focused on bioethics, theology, and more. Check out his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg5JQ4K-Jun222o-ZaykqtQ My links: https://link.space/@Friction. 00:00 - Introduction 01:53 - Persons 03:44 - Other categories 06:35 - Vagueness 08:12 - Choosing a precisification 10:25 - Argument from history 12:59 - Gradual view 18:08 - My preferences 23:21 - Connection to the mother 26:38 - Duties to others 29:27 - Responsibilities 35:20 - Moral realism 35:52 - Preferences and morality 40:05 - Understanding the claims 43:52 - Moral naturalism 46:03 - Subjectivist commitments 48:17 - Moral facts and motivation 52:25 - Consistency 54:25 - Variation on the violinist 56:46 - Issues for the violinist argument 1:00:35 - Double-effect 1:04:05 - Arbitrariness 1:08:08 - A Defense of Abortion 1:11:50 - Aggressors 1:14:36 - Framing problems 1:18:50 - Restatement of my view 1:23:36 - Value of philosophy 1:25:05 - Conclusion
