Since consequences are objectively determinate, it seems natural to use the ambiguity of intent to one's advantage. — Aryamoy Mitra
Returning to the hypothetical circumstance listed above, does the practitioner in question possess the right to redefine his intent for himself, and thus, ascribe to himself a moral stature? — Aryamoy Mitra
There is another uncertainty to be grappled with: if an immoral intent is passive and does not actively manifest, can it be forgiven upon a utilitarian outcome? — Aryamoy Mitra
If this inconsistency is resolved, one may ask posit an even greater abstraction:
Are intentionalism and consequentialism fundamentally incommensurable? If not, how might one construct an epistemology that reconciles the two? — Aryamoy Mitra
If I understand your analogy correctly, a physician loses power of all consequence when a disease becomes incurable - but the intent to save the patient in question sustains. Is that it? — Aryamoy Mitra
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