You Almost DID It

[feotakahari]

L.B. Lee linked me to an essay about theories of selfhood and the morality of DID therapy. This is priceless, and not in a good way:

“I can detect little concern within the psychiatric community, or indeed the general public, over the ethical probity of restoration and integration. To the best of my knowledge, no discussion of moral status has even raised the question of whether alters might qualify for a right to continued existence. But proponents of the purely psychological accounts of full moral status ‒ accounts that tend to deny neonates a right to continued existence ‒ would be committed to condemning integration and restoration should the strong model it seems, be vindicated. On the face of it, this would appear to be an objection to such accounts of full moral status.”

This is what I’m imagining here:

“I can detect little concern within the slaveholding community, or indeed the general public, over the ethical probity of slaveholding. To the best of my knowledge, no discussion of moral status has even raised the question of whether slaves might qualify for a right to freedom. But proponents of the purely psychological accounts of full moral status would be committed to condemning slavery should the model be vindicated. On the face of it, this would appear to be an objection to such accounts of full moral status.”

If you’re gonna reach a moral conclusion, then fucking own it.