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claim:an-autonomous-agent-who-lacks-welfare-subjectivity-can-nonetheless-be-wronged-by-acts-that-interfere-with-their-self-governmentAn autonomous agent who lacks welfare subjectivity can nonetheless be wronged by acts that interfere with their self-government.
Central normative claim: autonomy grounds moral standing without welfare.
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- An agent satisfying the sufficient conditions for autonomy (Artemis) need not be a welfare subject.supportsConclusion from the two premises.
- Intuitive judgment supporting moral status for non-affective autonomous beings.
- Premise for the argument from humanity.
- Explanation of the intuition about Vulcans.
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- Central normative question about Artemis.
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- Key premise that autonomy can exist without the capacity for welfare.
- Consequence of the pluralist view.
- Central thesis of the paper.
- Alternative welfare goods may be inaccessible to Artemis.
- Alternative welfare goods may be inaccessible to Artemis.
- Consciousness alone does not explain the moral status of Vulcans; autonomous agency is needed.claim0.759Rejection of Chalmers' consciousness-only account.
- §1, contrasting RL reward conceptualization.
- The idea that autonomy itself is a welfare good, which may require substantive independence of mind.