Leontiskos

Yes. (I actually think that the illusion that quantifiers are straightforwardly univocal is a deep problem in contemporary logic) I was asked to comme...

Given what you say here, I'm not sure how you would be able to engage the arguments of the OP. Beyond that, my time is getting short, so let's stop th...

Okay. :up: I think you are thinking about axiology as the means to the highest good. For Plato philosophy is the means to The Good. Yet I think Plato ...

There is a secondary question beyond the idea that axiology is a means to an end, and it relates to akrasia. For the modern mind if one knows the high...

I think this is a good example. Presumably axiology functions like temporary monasticism in relation to the highest good. For example, St. Ignatius of...

Yes, and the further question asks whether the highest good is the highest good or the study of value (axiology). Even supposing that we have to enter...

A good question. :up:

Yes, exactly. P: "I believe that aliens exist" P2: "I believe that I believe that aliens exist" I would say that the truth of P is relative to a belie...

You are the one who introduced that term, hence my point. And my point was that you should provide an example, even though that example does not need ...

- Good OP. :up: Yes, good. "2+2=4" "I believe that 2+2=4" "Aliens exist" "I believe that aliens exist" Although (1) and (2) are quite different, folk ...

I would say that case (1) need not involve "duplicitous arguments," and therefore it is not clear that a rational egoist is a dictator. The key is tha...

A somewhat interesting, recent article on the topic: "Who Should Study Philosophy"?

I would want to say that if he sincerely attempts to stay within communicative rationality then he isn't a dictator; and that a dictator is precisely ...

Yes, I forgot and should have responded earlier. Sorry about that. Ad hominem is what one often resorts to when they find themselves unable to address...

I agree with your thesis in general, but I have found that e-ink devices do the trick (Kindle, Nook, etc.). I still buy books and prefer them in certa...

I think "cosmic philosophies" turn on interdependence and symbiosis. The common example is the violinist in the orchestra who is contributing a small ...

:lol: I await your full translation of the Bible.

Do you think that the meaning of the word "purpose" entails that all purpose is bestowed by human intention? Yes or no?

First, consider this quote: You use the word "must." <In order to follow the rule "Do not commit violence," there must be agents present which do not ...

- Good post. :up:

- The proper human purpose is a relation to God, but there are other stepping stones for those who cannot countenance such a thing. If you get married...

- Ah, so you don't know the difference between a noun and a verb. It's fun watching Wittgenstenians flub linguistics. Apparently the tired claim has n...

"Proper function for which something exists" (EtymOnline). Linguistically 'purpose' does not imply something that is human-intention-derived. The purp...

I think the fact that it cannot be made is what makes it elusive. If purpose could be made then it would make sense to ask for the recipe.

Haven't I offered just as much "further argument" as you have? My primary point was that your claim flies in the face of general consensus. Claims tha...

Okay, thanks for clarifying that. I suppose they flow together insofar as, if the rational case for using irrational arguments turns out to be success...

I think we can say with some certainty that whatever purpose is, it is not bootstrapped. It is something that precedes and goes before us; something t...

On my view philosophy is twofold: disposition and competence. The philosophical disposition has to do with wonder and inquiry, and this can be inculca...

To say that a moral decision is based on what is moral or immoral is tautological, and does not tell us anything. Beyond that, it simply ignores the w...

Sure, but this doesn't change the point I've made. I recognize that you are aiming for an end-state. I was not intending to say otherwise. The main pr...

Do you think there are philosophers who are more necessary than Plato and Aristotle? It's interesting to me that you often complain (with Midgley) abo...

You place on the one hand the dictator who "tries to get the better of others by using rhetoric, specious arguments," and on the other hand the dictat...

As I have pointed out numerous times, Kant has no "Kingdom of Ends" in the way that you use that term. Kant is not a utopian who thinks that we need t...

It is the end that you stipulated. To minimize harm and maximize harmony is obviously not the same as treating everyone as an end in themselves. Again...

- Means toward the end of "minimizing harm and maximizing harmony." (I added an edit to my last post to try to more directly address your question abo...

Sure it does. "An agent is perplexed if she is unable to avoid acting immorally" (). It is to find oneself in the situation where what is right and wh...

The question at hand is whether your analogy is apt. Perhaps you should attempt to give an example of a non-moral decision.

Right, and I have more familiarity with your own thinking than Habermas, although I recognize that it was formed by Habermas. Right. Good. Yes, I unde...

I do think the U.S. is too opposed to philosophy, but the problem with your proposal is that "philosophy" is an incredibly elusive term. I would follo...

I don't know that anyone would disagree with you. It is always a question of how to achieve such a goal.

I am thinking of something even more basic: Communicative action is "speech-action oriented to reaching an understanding among participants in a dialo...

Classically one becomes culpable for an evil thought to the extent that one wills it. So a thought of rape that is in no way willed or assented to is ...

Interesting thread, . I am not overly familiar with Habermas, although I understand some of this broad themes. I am wondering what reason we have to t...

The question is then whether one can say that, "My decision was instead motivated by non-moral factors," which according to the OP would entail that i...

Here is what I said: So, for example, on your scheme violence is simultaneously right and wrong. It is right qua survival and it is wrong qua using-an...

On the contrary, in charting a path to a destination one will be apt to identify obstacles. So if I chart a path that must cross a river, and I look f...

Okay, thanks. I want to say that there are two ends or a twofold end rather than just one. First let's take your analogy: What are the two ends? Striv...

Okay, thanks. That makes good sense, and I think I agree with you that happiness is more subjective than harm. I certainly agree that safety from harm...

I mean, the list of things you gave read like something out of a partisan tabloid, and so it's hard to give them credence without proper substantiatio...

- Good post. I am pressed for time so I will just offer a short response. Sure, and as I told @"Lionino" a few times: I accept that harm is more poten...