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gentle murder paradox
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行為規範論理におけるパラドックスで、もし殺人を行うならば「優しく殺人すべき」とすべきであるという前提、実際に殺人が行われるという事実、及び優しい殺人を実行するために殺人が必要であるという条件から、矛盾した結論「殺人すべき」が導かれる状況を示す。 / すなわち、『殺人するならば優しく行うべき』という主張と『実際に殺人を行っている』という現実、さらに『優しく殺人するためには殺人自体が必須』という条件が、最終的に不合理な結論『殺人すべき』を含意する論理的矛盾を表す。
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A paradox of deontic logic, whereby the plausible statements (i) if you murder, you ought to murder gently, (ii) you do commit murder, and (iii) to murder gently you must murder imply the less plausible statement (iv) you ought to murder.
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gentle murder paradox
Deontic logicians often cite the gentle murder paradox as a striking example where plausible obligations about how to commit murder gently nonetheless seem to imply the obligation to murder.
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Deontic logicians often cite the gentle murder paradox as a striking example where plausible obligations about how to commit murder gently nonetheless seem to imply the obligation to murder.
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