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Consenter

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con·sent  (kn-snt)
intr.v. con·sent·ed, con·sent·ing, con·sents
1. To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree. See Synonyms at assent.
2. Archaic To be of the same mind or opinion.
n.
1. Acceptance or approval of what is planned or done by another; acquiescence. See Synonyms at permission.
2. Agreement as to opinion or a course of action: She was chosen by common consent to speak for the group.

[Middle English consenten, from Old French consentir, from Latin cnsentre : com-, com- + sentre, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots.]

con·senter n.


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Authority, in the sense of a social practice of obedience to the one with authority, insulates the one possessing authority from political incentive forces because, if the consenter habitually obeys, the authority need not take his preferences into account.
Second, while the drunken criminal (think about nonconsensual assault here) harms another without regard to the victim's action--so we want to pressure him to be as responsible as possible--the irresponsible consenter doesn't force the putative rapist to do anything at all, so we needn't focus exclusively on pressuring her to face further "bad" consequences for her misbehavior.
Consent to act "A" is not consent to act "B" unless the consenter understood that consequence to follow.
 
 
 
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