Likewise. For what it’s worth, though, I don’t actually think there is a good answer to the epistemological questions you asked; that’s one of the reasons I favor consequentialism rather than deontology. Of course, I imagine Alicorn’s views on the matter differ, so I, too, would like to see her answer (or that of any other deontologist who cares to respond).
I think Alicorn’s answer concerned the ontological status of rights, not the epistemology thereof.
Understood, but I would like to understand both...
Likewise. For what it’s worth, though, I don’t actually think there is a good answer to the epistemological questions you asked; that’s one of the reasons I favor consequentialism rather than deontology. Of course, I imagine Alicorn’s views on the matter differ, so I, too, would like to see her answer (or that of any other deontologist who cares to respond).
As I mentioned here consequentialism has the same epistemological problem.