The world is full of examples of this form of moral goodness. Have you not seen something that is in an optimal degree of self-harmony and self-unity ...
Ah, I think I see what you are asking about: essentially, is a world with harmony and unity without any subjects equal to, greater than, or less than ...
I apologize for the belated response! I have not found the time to respond adequately until now. Ok, so, correct me if I am wrong, you seem to be goin...
Good question! @"Beverley" this is another example that I think fits in with your questions. A nuclear weapon is hypothetically perfect if it suits a ...
Perfection (for a purpose or as it is in-itself) is always (pragmatically or morally) good all else being equal. All else not being equal, the context...
I appreciate your elaboration! Although you didn’t cite it, it appears as though you are quoting the Genealogy of Morals. Firstly, I will just briefly...
It is really difficult to have a productive conversation if you cannot contend with my responses. I am not sure how to proceed from here, but, then ag...
(hypothetical and actual) perfection is (are) identical to goodness (as a property); and so I would respond with, yes, something is 100% good only whe...
I never said you that you said that I could not reduce it; but you are clearly saying it is a mistake. A very easy way, which I have been asking for t...
Fair enough! In that case, I think your original counter to my paper analogy is invalid: using ‘pieces’ as opposed ‘molecules’ of paper is more manage...
Saying that something is not reducible to one of two options is to say that it is false dilemma: you are claiming that there is at least one other opt...
My argument does not depend on historically everything being in universal harmony and unity; rather, I am arguing that goodness is a form that the vas...
Yes, those are standard, colloquial definitions; but they, like all colloquial definitions, are rough estimations, and do not accurately describe in a...
It is not a definition of flawlessness nor perfection: it is an example of a specific type of perfection; and, yes, if the purpose being endowed onto ...
I think that, when the dust settles, goodness does boil down to the two categories described in the OP. I think the 'highly contextual' aspect you are...
I absolutely agree with you that people have used it in various different ways throughout history, but my point was to refine the general notions (tha...
I don’t think it is a false dilemma. Let’s take your examples as examples. Ignorant goodness, assuming I was able to parse this correctly, is any good...
It is necessary to know specifically what a fundamental entity is and which ones are exist within the context in question in order to make the morally...
Morality is not conventionally nor historically only about human actions. The vast majority of human beings have been, historically speaking, moral re...
There is no moral agency in that example, because morality is not restricted to agency. Moral goodness, as described in the OP, is actual perfection; ...
I take it you didn't elaborate on it then, and agree with me that you made blanket assertions. I am more than happy to discuss your thoughts in more d...
Being 'moral' or 'immoral' is a property of something that is good, not vice-versa. The properties of 'being moral' and 'being immoral' are extensions...
I gave you an example and you completely ignored it: please re-read my previous response. I don't think you are quite understanding pragmatic goodness...
The property of ‘being in self-harmony and self-unity’ is what perfection in-itself is: they are identical. In terms of an example, imagine a two rock...
Goodness is the property that ascribes whether or not something is moral or immoral, not vice-versa. The OP argues that moral goodness is actual perfe...
I see. I don't understand how I have reduced goodness to something it isn't: how did I do that? Pragmatic vs. moral goodness is a valid dichotomy, as ...
Recommending readings isn't a valid justification of your contentions. You just claimed that my use of goodness is context-dependent, without elaborat...
Yes, human made objects are made with human intentions and values. However, the purpose for that human made object is whatever a person wants it to be...
Ok. Perfection is identical to flawlessness. There are only two types of perfection: hypothetical and actual perfection. The former is pragmatic goodn...
This question is predicated off of the assumption that one is talking about pragmatic goodness; and, with respect thereto, it would defined in terms o...
Why? You gave absolutely no justification for your assertions. By 'context-dependent', I am assuming you don't mean 'subject-dependent'; so if it is n...
If by ‘standard’ you are referring to something normative, then I completely agree; and this does not negate the OP. Yes, but pragmatic goodness appli...
Although I don't completely agree with Nietzsche, he is one of my favorite philosophers. However, I don't think he adequately refuted moral realism; b...
Which part did you disagree with or were confused by? I am more than happy to elaborate. I did not argue this in the OP: I said that pragmatic goodnes...
I see, so you are claiming space and time are substances—contrary to your original claim. Unless you are just noting that they are not separate substa...
I am honestly starting to think goodness is simply identical to 'being in self-harmony and self-unity'; and flourishing, prosperity, is simply what a ...
Because you said "They are not substances" and: Which sounded to me like you were arguing that we cannot determine what is exactly a posteriori and wh...
I apologize: I may be misunderstanding, misremembering, or both. Likewise, I can assure you I am not disinterested in the topic: I just think our head...
I don’t think you are entirely understanding what is under contention the OP; so let me try to convey it using your more traditional, Kantian, usage o...
P1 was just my best guess at what you were trying to convey in the OP—but it may not be. The reasoning behind P1 would be that something that is the p...
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