Friday, March 30, 2012

Is necrophilia morally impermissible?

I'm writing a paper on the ethics of necrophilia and I'm looking for legitimate counterarguments. I don't intend to promote it; I just want people to question their views.



I'm only appealing to morality (not health).



My main arguments thus far:



-No conceptions of personal identity support the idea of the PERSON still existing in the body after death. That is to say, the corpse is just a shell and cannot be associated with the PERSON who once occupied it.



-The embalming process, arguably an extremely invasive procedure, is socially acceptable and doesn't require the cadaver's consent (or even the consent of the person before they died) to be performed.



-The corpse does not fit any of the standards for moral status. Being genetically human is not enough to ensure moral status. (Cancer cells and hair are both genetically human, but have no moral status)



-How can one justify respect for the dead (the main argument against necrophilia)?



Please be mature about this.



Thanks! :)



Is necrophilia morally impermissible?

what's wrong honey...did your man call you a dead *****? move a little, moan a little. you bruised his ego. just fake it till you make it

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