The Ethics of Evidence
Copyright policy )The Ethics of Evidence
AbstractBasing normative judgment and policy on a rich empirical account of the issue at hand is usually a good idea. But doing nothing and awaiting further evidence can sometimes itself be bad judgment. This is the case with female genital cutting. We already know what is needed to define the conditions under which female genital cutting is morally unacceptable and that we can legitimately act on this knowledge.
- Universität Augsburg Germany
- University of Zurich Switzerland
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