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londonang

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Johnson and Powers hold that allowing artifacts to have agency:
 
 

a. Diminishes the responsibility of their users c. Is philosophically mistaken as it broadens the scope of the moral community too far
  b. Does not diminish the responsibility of their users d. Is philosophically mistaken as it still offers an overly narrow view of moral agency



Question 2

Where do Johnson and Powers locate agency?
 
 

a. In the designer and user c. In the artifact and the user
  b. In the user d. In the designer, user and artifact




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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Johnson and Powers hold that allowing artifacts to have agency does not diminish the responsibility of their users.



Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Johnson and Powers locate agency in the triad of designers, artifacts and users.






 

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