yes, she does reject secular moral systems like utilitarianism and kantian deontology, but she is a catholic so I don't think she rejects all law-boun...
So you can't have an opinion on an issue unless you're an expert in it. Okay. You're flying in the face of modern philosophy and science here: One of ...
This is just on the practical part, I'll respond to the rest later: Construction functions in regard to market conditions. Houses don't just spring up...
And in another installment of the never ending argument.... Because rights entail duties. A duty must be fulfilled. The right to housing or warm water...
This essay is one of my favorites in moral philosophy but it's been years since I've read it. I'm not a catholic - I don't agree with Anscombe on ever...
Yeah, the issue is complicated. I do feel bad for the homeless. Ultimately, though, if a home belongs to someone then the homeless can't just have fre...
To go back to basics, what concerns me is that someone needs to build those homes, manage those homes, HVAC.... and they don't have a choice in it. Th...
Ok, but who owns these homes? You can't give homeless people a home that someone has just left for a few months to go on vacation. It's still theirs. ...
Earlier on in the thread you mentioned the right to sufficient income. If everyone is given a house and a sufficient income just as a matter of right ...
Isaac, what is your response to the parasite case that I presented earlier on our island civilization? Does he have a right to the community's continu...
Yes, it's not absurd to say that someone has a right to housing or healthcare. On the other hand, if one could gain a right simply by proclaiming it a...
There actually is widespread agreement on basic moral issues. How many people do you think are okay with wanton murder or rape? A sense of justice is ...
If you agree that you're wronging that person then.... congratulations, you win, I guess? I'm appealing to basic moral intuitions.... like that if I d...
Yes, anyone can declare a right to constant back massages. That doesn't mean that that right exists. If you've violated someone's rights you've seriou...
Rights are claims on individuals or the government. While it's unfortunate if someone dies of exposure, we can't conclude that their rights were viola...
I haven't read Foucault... but I do have over 5 years active duty military experience in the US (I am in the military.) The effective function of the ...
Yep - just expanding on your point here, in the US these types of leadership schools are present at basically all levels including the enlisted. For i...
I'm not saying it's the sole trait, but I don't think it's a shocking or absurd hypothesis that height helps men climb dominance hierarchies. The same...
I get what you're saying here and it makes sense, but I do think there's a case to be made for say, humans inherently preferring more symmetrical face...
Ok, and I could argue that fixing ugliness or equalizing height results in better lives for those people and levels the playing field in a number of a...
Recently a poll done by newsweek showed close to 80% of philosophy majors - higher than any other field - supported socialism, so I'd say at least for...
Every value needs to be weighed against other values. Equality is a value, and it's a value on both the left and the right but to different extents. E...
Well I was responding to ZBT, that's why I linked his name. I don't mean to make this a left vs. right thing. For some people equality IS a big value,...
My "evidence" is the way that the ZBT phrased his response: He said there was no magic wand, and in order to reach the goal we'd have to do X, Y, and ...
Ok, but we already agree that the goal itself is on the table. We can go back and forth about the means... it's immaterial. Today we're making progres...
Sure, but nature's inequalities manifest themselves in actual, everyday life whether it's a job hunt or promotions or social activity, etc. My main re...
Are you really appalled by the idea of equality of height? Imagine if you could wave a magic wand and from here on out all the men would be 5'10 and a...
I think you'd be surprised and I think you'd find a fair amount of support for this idea insofar as everyone is contributing and working hard. EDIT: I...
Well, if you spend all day hating the game and marinating on these thoughts don't be surprised if you find yourself in misery. Some thoughts that you ...
Well, if you're stuck in the game you might as well make the best of it... the rewards could be quite great. I think the rewards could blow you away. ...
Could you give me an example? I, personally, have identified obstacles to achieving greater happiness. I am working on breaking those down. I think if...
I mean don't get me wrong... you can solve a lot of these problems. But when you just throw out like 8-9 different areas of life that people struggle ...
The problem is that the scope of this discussion is soooo broad and we're probably experiencing different problems so that if I were to give advice it...
I don't have a number for that. I think the question we should be asking is when is suicide justified. If you're suicidal then we're no longer having ...
He was able to find meaning in his suffering. He could have killed himself at any point. There was no point which he just lied down and quit. And for ...
I never said it was totally independent from past events, I'm just saying it's not a certainty given A or B. A or B could have an impact on C, but tha...
The way I see it... there's risk factors for suicide. We can address these risk factors (poverty, losing a job, etc) but suicide is ultimately a choic...
I just don't think that's how causation works when it comes to suicide. Sure, losing your job or getting divorced or going into poverty might increase...
It's funny because everybody else seems to understand the question and I just feel like a dumb person. I know my own problems. I know my friend's prob...
I think by 'practical effects' he means the effects which actually happen on the ground, not effects that you theorize to happen. The ultimate verdict...
Maybe a thread about it would be useful. Pierce also said: "Consider the practical effects of the objects of your conception. Then, your conception of...
Let me try another example: If I were to ask you to defend libertarian socialism would you respond with something along the lines of "Well, here's cas...
That was the sense that I was talking about - the philosophical sense. Obviously I don't know your whole philosophy, and yes it's your book so its you...
From what I've read of you, I would not call your approach to philosophy "pragmatic." This isn't intended to be an insult, it's just not your approach...
Well, there's also pragmatism. I think a case could be made for what you're saying but in my experience the two schools have veritable differences at ...
We had this exchange earlier: If kurdistan or armenia became a nation and it was focused on securing kurdish/armenian existence and the rights of kurd...
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