tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post5782073244527945249..comments2024-03-02T02:26:00.928-05:00Comments on bleakonomy: On kidneys and prostitutiontetracontadigonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04604381739383227553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-47020888323100313122009-07-17T15:16:42.484-04:002009-07-17T15:16:42.484-04:00Gadfly, it is also legal to compensate people for ...Gadfly, it is also legal to compensate people for egg and sperm donation, as well as temproary womb rental. I really don't understand why one is legal and the other not.<br /><br />And yes, I suspect group identity might contribute to more of a "mere means" problem.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953173396955681485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-22595777630246889992009-07-16T13:10:59.809-04:002009-07-16T13:10:59.809-04:00Does financially compensating donors for blood hav...Does financially compensating donors for blood have any implications for kidney donations? Why is one illegal and the other not?<br /><br />On a bit of a tangent, do you think that treating people as group members, rather than individuals, also contributes to the tendency to see others as means and not ends in themselves? Like prostitution, in which the details of the transaction matter less than appearances, I suspect the use of group-identity judgements increase society's tendency to view humans as a commodity with a group lable rather than distinct, unique individuals (who by happenstance belong to certain groups).Gadfly Johnnoreply@blogger.com