Trolleys, veils and prisoners: the case for accessibility from philosophical ethics

Trolleys, veils

and prisoners

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#id24 / @hdv There's no fixed set of   moral rules, it's about   learning character traits

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#id24 / @hdv You don't get virtuous by chance, it is hard work and a bit like acquiring a skill.

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Finding the mean in any given situation is not a mechanical or thoughtless procedure, but requires a full and detailed acquaintance with the circumstances.

Richard Kraut, Aristotle's Ethics   (in: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ) “ #id24 / @hdv

#id24 / @hdv Give thought to the   circumstances and   find the best mean.

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#id24 / @hdv Let's regard finding the mean accessible solution as a skill, too.

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#id24 / @hdv people as   rational beings

#id24 / @hdv categorical imperative

Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law . Immanuel Kant, Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals “ #id24 / @hdv

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#id24 / @hdv 1. Make a rule 2. Would you like turn this into legislation that applies to all of humanity? 6JGRTQEGUU

#id24 / @hdv morality vs prudence

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#id24 / @hdv The greatest happiness principle

#id24 / @hdv Does my action increase the world's total happiness?

#id24 / @hdv What is an   increase in   happiness?

#id24 / @hdv Make changes that   increase happiness,   avoid those that don't

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#id24 / @hdv Does my action increase the world's total happiness?

#id24 / @hdv Does my action increase the website's total accessibility?

It doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be a little bit better than yesterday . Léonie Watson “ #id24 / @hdv

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The trolley
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This is about making the right choices #id24 / @hdv

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#id24 / @hdv ` original position

Amongst the essential features of this situation is that no one knows his place in society, his class position or social status, nor does any one know his fortune in the distribution of natural assets and abilities, his intelligence, strength and the like. John Rawls, A theory of justice “ #id24 / @hdv

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Line up interests to   get more people   care about accessibility #id24 / @hdv

Make the business case. #id24 / @hdv

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