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On the Immorality of Tattoos

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Rok: 2020

Druh publikace: článek v odborném periodiku

Název zdroje: Journal of Ethics

Strana od-do: 193-206

Tituly:

Jazyk	Název	Abstrakt	Klíčová slova
cze	On the Immorality of Tattoos	Tattoos are widely regarded as morally neutral, and the decision to have them as carrying no ethical implications. The aim of this paper is to question this assumption. I argue that (at least some) decisions to have tattoos involve risks that are not merely prudential—they are normative. The argument starts with a thesis that the power we presently have over our lives is constrained by the need to respect our future selves. If we make a discretionary choice that disregards our future interests and preferences, then, under certain circumstances, we can be morally to blame. I argue that certain decisions to get tattoos fit this description. Therefore, getting some tattoos makes us blameworthy.	Moral luck; Obligations; Personal identity; Prudence; Tattoos
eng	On the Immorality of Tattoos	Tattoos are widely regarded as morally neutral, and the decision to have them as carrying no ethical implications. The aim of this paper is to question this assumption. I argue that (at least some) decisions to have tattoos involve risks that are not merely prudential—they are normative. The argument starts with a thesis that the power we presently have over our lives is constrained by the need to respect our future selves. If we make a discretionary choice that disregards our future interests and preferences, then, under certain circumstances, we can be morally to blame. I argue that certain decisions to get tattoos fit this description. Therefore, getting some tattoos makes us blameworthy.	Moral luck; Obligations; Personal identity; Prudence; Tattoos