1. How does James Moor’s “just-consequentialist” theory incorporate aspects of utilitarian and deontological theories into one comprehensive ethical framework? Describe the strategies used in the two different stages of Moor’s theory: the deliberation and the selection stage. Identify a contemporary moral issue affecting cybertechnology, and apply Moor’s just-consequentialist theory to it. 2. Recall the four types of “discussion stoppers” that we examined in this chapter. Is that collection of “stoppers” complete? Can you think of any additional discussion stoppers that might also block or shut down moral discourse? Why is it so easy to fall victim to one or more of those stoppers when discussing moral issues in general, as well as moral issues involving the use of cybertechnology in particular? “
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