Of course this is a joke but Dylan’s lyrics actually buttress Pinker’s argument. He sings, “Somebody showed me a picture and I just laughed / Dignity never been photographed.” We know dignity when we see it, but it is elusive both in reality and conceptually. That’s why Pinker’s right to say that personal autonomy is a much firmer bioethical starting ground.
Of course this is a joke but Dylan’s lyrics actually buttress Pinker’s argument. He sings, “Somebody showed me a picture and I just laughed / Dignity never been photographed.” We know dignity when we see it, but it is elusive both in reality and conceptually. That’s why Pinker’s right to say that personal autonomy is a much firmer bioethical starting ground.
— Kevin B. O'Reilly · May 19, 04:19 PM · #