Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Philosophy Wire: Criminal penguin and Ethics…

Is there an “unwritten” law this penguin breaks?

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2011-10-19]: Camera captured on film a penguin stealing rocks from other penguins to build his nest [source: BBC News]. Can you do “wrong” if you do not know what is wrong? Why can’t this cunning penguin build his nest with rocks from other penguins? Which law does he break? Simple questions with very difficult (or impossible) answers…

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