Dennis Hackethal’s Blog
My blog about philosophy, coding, and anything else that interests me.
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Dennis Hackethal
I don't think slavery was abolished to maximize the well being of society. It was abolished because it is abhorrent. It was an instance of error correction—in this case a (grave) moral error—not an instance of optimization.
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