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... ... @@ -1,104 +1,0 @@ 1 -Part 1- Framing (1:40) 2 -The Standard is Maximizing Expected well being 3 - 4 -1. Extinction scenarios key to genuine power resistance- working within the system is key. 5 -back leads to 6 -AND 7 -where multitudes, and not governments, guide the fate of the planet. 8 - 9 -2. Non ideal theory good 10 -Mills 05 Charles W. Mills, “Ideal Theory” as Ideology, 2005 11 -I suggest that this spontaneous reaction, far from being philosophically naïve or jejune 12 -AND 13 -that the ideal-as-idealized-model will never be achieved. 14 - 15 -3. Moral uncertainty means we default to preventing extinction under any ethical framework. 16 -BOSTROM 11 (2011) Nick Bostrom, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford Martin School and Faculty of Philosophy 17 -These reflections on moral uncertainty suggests an alternative, complementary way of 18 -AND 19 -of value. To do this, we must prevent any existential catastrophe. 20 - 21 -4. No intent foresight or act omission distinction: 22 -1. The choice to omit constitutes an act in itself since when we intend an act we also must intend not to do anything else 23 -2. Willing foreseen effects are necessary to will the end as a whole, 24 -AND 25 -- Government action has to be held accountable for populations, omissions are illegitimate 26 - 27 -Fifth, Revisionary Intuitionism is true and leads to util 28 -YUDKOWSKY 08 29 -Eliezer Yudkowsky (research fellow of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute; he also writes Harry Potter fan fiction). “The ‘Intuitions’ Behind ‘Utilitarianism.’” 28 January 2008. LessWrong. http://lesswrong.com/lw/n9/the_intuitions_behind_utilitarianism/ 30 -I haven't said much about metaethics - the nature of morality - because that has 31 -AND 32 -, because there are not many utilitarians, and many things left undone. 33 - 34 -6. Pain provides an objective for why oppression is bad. 35 -- anything else is abstraction and can’t be used to convince people for ethics 36 -Gray 09 Gray, James W. "An Argument for Moral Realism." Ethical Realism. N.p., 07 Oct. 2009. Web. 04 Sept. 2015. https://ethicalrealism.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/an-argument-for-moral-realism/. MA in philosophy from San Jose State University (2008) 37 -If we have evidence that anything in particular has intrinsic value, then we also 38 -AND 39 -attempt to show that the alternatives are less justified in the next section. 40 - 41 -7. Humanity has a right to exist— anything else excludes infinite future generations which outweighs their impacts on scope- the 1AC’s discussion is uniquely important 42 -Cerutti 14 Furio, Professor of Political Philosophy emeritus at the University of Florence and Adjunct Professor at the Scuola superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa. In the last fifteen years, Cerutti has been a Visiting Professor at Harvard, the University de Paris 8, the Humboldt University ¨at zu Berlin, the London School of Economics and Political Science,(China Foreign Affairs University), Beijing, and Stanford University in Florence. Beyond the publications quoted in this article, Cerutti has written widely on the political identity of the Europeans and the legitimacy of the European Union (last publication: Debating Political Identity and Legitimacy in the European Union, ed. with S. Lucarelli and V. Schmidt, Routledge: London 2011), “Humankind’s First Fundamental Right: Survival,” Constellations, 2014 43 -I have explained elsewhere9 why survival rather than justice is the leading category of a 44 -AND 45 -everybody, not just to the practitioners of academic philosophy Schulphilosophie. 46 - 47 -Part 2- Squo (0:30) 48 - 49 -Civil reactors are Empirically used in weapons research and production in many countries including India and Pakistan- the link cant be ignored 50 -Green 15 “The myth of the peaceful atom - debunking the misinformation peddled by the nuclear industry and its supporters” Jim Green, Nuclear Monitor #804, 28 May 2015, Green is a regular media commentator on nuclear waste issues. He has an honours degree in public health from the University of Wollongong and was awarded a PhD in science and technology studies for his analysis of the Lucas Heights research reactor debates VV 51 -Ostensibly civil nuclear materials and facilities can be used in support of nuclear weapons programs 52 -AND 53 -with a nuclear weapons capability". (AAP, October 16, 2006.) 54 - 55 -Part 3- The Plan (:20) 56 - 57 -Plan Text: The Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ought to prohibit the production of nuclear power through decommissioning all existing reactors 58 -Surjeet 4 Harkishan Singh. " People's Democracy." Indo-Pak Take Some Strides Ahead. N.p., 3 Oct. 2004. Web. 25 Aug. 2016. http://archives.peoplesdemocracy.in/2004/1003/10032004_surjeet.htm. Musharraf was a former 4- star general and president of Pakistan. Surjeet was an indian Politian from the 50s and was head of the Indian communist party. VV 59 -YET another important issue is that of Indian and Pakistani nukes, and so far 60 -AND 61 -countries decide to steer clear of the imperialist doctrine of a “nuclear umbrella 62 - 63 -Decommissioning will be issued through four steps 64 -Schmittem 16 Schmittem, Marc (Analyst for EU-Japan Energy Cooperation ). “Nuclear Decomissioning in Japan- Opportunities for European Companies”. EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation. Tokyo, March 2016. http://www.eu-japan.eu/sites/default/files/publications/docs/2016-03-nuclear-decommissioning-japan-schmittem-min_0.pdf NB 65 -Decommissioning is the responsibility of the operator of a nuclear facility. The NRA defines 66 -AND 67 -is not yet known if this strategy will be economically and politically feasible. 68 - 69 -Adv- The Winter (2:00) 70 - 71 -Pakistan is churning out Nuclear warheads due to its fear of India- Border War goes Nuclear and increases the risk of nuclear terrorism results in extinction 72 -Hundley 12 Tom Hundley, 9-5-2012, "Pakistan and India: Race to the End," Pulitzer Center, http://pulitzercenter.org/reporting/pakistan-nuclear-weapons-battlefield-india-arms-race- energy-cold-war. Tom graduated from Georgetown University and holds a master’s degree in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania. He was also National Endowment for the Humanities journalism fellow at the University of Michigan. He has taught at the American University in Dubai and at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois. He has also been a Middle East correspondent for GlobalPost and a contributing writer for the Chicago News Cooperative. VV 73 -Pakistan, with an estimated 90 to 120 warheads, is now believed to be 74 -AND 75 -territory creates the kind of atmosphere that greatly shortens the distance to apocalypse." 76 - 77 -Adv – Indochina Relations (2:00) 78 - 79 -China is helping Pakistan with nuclear power as a way to offset india and one up Pakistan in the Nuclear rivalry right now 80 -TIE 16 "China’s Supply of Nuclear Weapons to Pakistan Pose Threat to US, India, Obama Administration Warned." The Indian Express. N.p., 25 May 2016. Web. 31 Aug. 2016. http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/chinas-supply-of-nuclear-weapons-to-pakistan-pose-threat-to-us-india-obama-administration-warned-2817925/. VV 81 -This matter is being viewed seriously by the U.S. Congress, as 82 -AND 83 -the Democratic candidates, with each side seeking answers from the Obama administration. 84 - 85 -India- China Relations are deteriorating - the main reason is supply of nuclear technology to Pakistan, adds to arms race- can go nuclear, A ban would avoid this altogether 86 -Menon 13, Raja. "Not the Border, nor the Ocean - Indian Express." Not the Border, nor the Ocean - Indian Express. N.p., 12 Apr. 2013. Web. 31 Aug. 2016. http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/not-the-border-nor-the-ocean/1101073/3. The writer, a former rear admiral in the navy, is author of ‘A Nuclear Strategy for India’. VV 87 -For India-China ties, China's nuclear assistance to Pakistan is the real problem 88 -AND 89 -China is alarming, but enough strategic options exist to confront the Chinese. 90 - 91 -This turns to war-China and India are armed with nuclear weapons and are easily pushed over the brink 92 -Malik 12 (Malik, Mohan. Professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. “China and India Today: Diplomats Jostle, Militaries Prepare”. World Affairs Journal. July/August 2012. http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/article/china-and-india-today-diplomats-jostle-militaries-prepare) 93 -Just as the Indian subcontinental plate has a tendency to constantly rub and push against 94 -AND 95 -great power, but these are perceived as challenging and threatening in China. 96 - 97 -India – China relations key to Asia stability – the only way we don’t go to war 98 -Madan 13 Tanvi. "India’s Relations with China: The Good, the Bad and the (Potentially) Ugly." Brookings. N.p., 8 Oct. 2013. Web. 31 Aug. 2016. https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/indias-relations-with-china-the-good-the-bad-and-the-potentially-ugly/. VV 99 -The governments of both countries have reasons for wanting stable ties: the desire for 100 -AND 101 -relations on its southern and southwestern flank would also help the Chinese leadership. 102 - 103 -Part 4- Underview 104 -Changes every round - EntryDate
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