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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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The Reasonable Lines Drawn by Law and Moral Responsibility of Non-Human Species

The law draws reasonable lines for most people, but there are exceptions like the wonderfulness of octopuses pushing them over the line. While they may be moral patients, non-human species are not morally responsible for their behavior. A bear killing a tourist is not murder.

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