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Sinderion

['Member']Joined: March 29, 2016 at 08:12Last active: August 28, 2022 at 15:282 discussions25 comments

Bio

Philosophy graduate. Currently casual philosopher. Interests in moral philosophy and political philosophy. Seeking good fundamentals for a moral theory. Former classical utilitarian, currently uncommitted deontologist.

Favourite Philosopher

Immanuel Kant, John Rawls, H.L.A. Hart

Favourite Quotations

"Handle nur nach derjenigen Maxime, durch die du zugleich wollen kannst, daß sie ein allgemeines Gesetz werde"

Discussions (2)

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In: The incoherency of agnostic (a)theism  — view comment
I think it's usually muddled by different understandings of what "knowledge" and "belief" entail. Personally I've had to "unlearn" atheistic arguments...
June 19, 2016 at 16:48
In: If life isn't worth starting, can it be worth continuing?  — view comment
The answer to your bottom line question is precisely subjective reasons. If you're instead asking, how can one both be glad they were born, and also b...
June 06, 2016 at 09:49
In: If life isn't worth starting, can it be worth continuing?  — view comment
I never understood the insistence that there must be some objective meaning or value in life in order for it to be worth living. What, exactly, is wro...
June 06, 2016 at 05:00
In: A theory of ethics by a fusion of consequentialism and deontology  — view comment
Some fundamental beliefs are indeed intuitive. For instance, the intuition that other minds exists and that I am currently interacting with other mind...
June 03, 2016 at 13:23
In: A theory of ethics by a fusion of consequentialism and deontology  — view comment
1) Why do you think morality is (at least partly) about consequences? 2) Why do you think pleasure is good and pain is bad? 3) In what sense is the pr...
June 02, 2016 at 09:59
In: Philosophy of X only exists so long as there is disagreement over the nature of X  — view comment
I don't think I'm disagreeing all too much, but I need to ask: When you say there are independent philosophical studies, do you just mean that they ar...
May 04, 2016 at 14:53
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
The Lich King approves of this scenario
May 02, 2016 at 17:16
In: [Bioethics] Should Mitochondrial Replacement Techniques be allowed?  — view comment
I think you'll find that looking past the media fuelled controversy over "playing God" , there are other, less media-friendly bioethical issues to dis...
April 20, 2016 at 14:05
In: The Ethics of Eating Meat  — view comment
This is one of those instances where I think the only appropriate answer is "I don't know." I don't know if it's possible for a chicken to prefer not ...
April 19, 2016 at 14:53
In: The Ethics of Eating Meat  — view comment
I'm interested in what, if anything, constitutes a good, non-moral reason. But I think I will make a separate thread on this eventually.
April 19, 2016 at 14:34
In: The Ethics of Eating Meat  — view comment
sure, I can grant that animal suffering is a given. Your argument seems to be something like: Since animals necessarily suffer, regardless of whether ...
April 19, 2016 at 03:31
In: The Refugee Crisis - What to do?  — view comment
This issue raises the question of what kinds of obligations states have towards non-citizens. When it comes to refugees, given that they are non-citiz...
April 19, 2016 at 01:24
In: The Ethics of Eating Meat  — view comment
I don't see where you're going with this. Animals suffering without human intervention doesn't justify us inflicting additional suffering on animals. ...
April 19, 2016 at 01:10
In: The Ethics of Eating Meat  — view comment
of course there's a *reason* which is simply that it tastes good, and S wants to eat that which tastes good. It doesn't justify inflicting harm toward...
April 19, 2016 at 00:17
In: Why I no longer identify as an anti-natalist  — view comment
I'll have to respectfully disagree with Socrates then, in particular with the point that "everyone wants the good and the right". I might concede that...
April 04, 2016 at 09:06
In: Why I no longer identify as an anti-natalist  — view comment
Since this forum is a philosophy forum, I'd expect that the discussions would tend to the grandiose. I also don't see why anyone ought to be moral, un...
April 04, 2016 at 07:22
In: Why I no longer identify as an anti-natalist  — view comment
I initially only intended to write out a response to @"Wosret". However, after reading the above by darthbarracuda, I think that's a more relevant dis...
April 04, 2016 at 06:30
In: Why I no longer identify as an anti-natalist  — view comment
I don't think the point of life is to save the world but I think we have a moral obligation towards improving the lives of other beings. What improvin...
April 03, 2016 at 07:08
In: Why I no longer identify as an anti-natalist  — view comment
I'm just waiting for the experience machines to come along and resolve the problem of suffering. On a more serious note, I would likely argue that (hu...
April 03, 2016 at 05:21
In: Why I no longer identify as an anti-natalist  — view comment
I'm also curious why antinatalism is the go to response here. Is it necessarily impossible to improve the world at some point in the future, such that...
April 03, 2016 at 04:35
In: Why I no longer identify as an anti-natalist  — view comment
Are antinatalists here also antinatalists with regards to plant and animal life?
April 02, 2016 at 09:41
In: Political Affiliation  — view comment
Generalized label: You tell me Form of government: Modified meritocratic democracy (voters and candidates should meet some minimum requirements, voter...
March 31, 2016 at 13:20
In: The need to detect and root out psychopaths from positions of power. Possible?  — view comment
Not sure if that's what most people have in mind, but I'll grant you that definition. So there seem to be two salient points here: 1) Psychopaths are ...
March 31, 2016 at 13:02
In: The need to detect and root out psychopaths from positions of power. Possible?  — view comment
I think a lot of this turns on what psychopathy is and what about it would necessarily entail that a psychopathic person would be unfit to be in a pos...
March 31, 2016 at 07:46
In: Moral Vigilantism  — view comment
This statement is critical. Right off the bat it isn't clear what moral standards you're referring to. Are you simply stating that according to any gi...
March 29, 2016 at 13:55
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