"Therefore they greatly deceive themselves, who declare and preach that the perfection of man consists in knowledge of the truth, and that all his woe...
If I understand Lewisian supervenience correctly (of course there's many different views), it's that something is "physical" or "supervenes on the phy...
It's funny how affirmative ethics rests upon violations of its very principles. It's a second-order ethics that is based upon a fundamental and unanal...
It's telling that we have to appeal to goods in life and not life itself in order to justify the latter, which is apparently not able to justify itsel...
I took your advice and purchased a used copy of Deinstag's Pessimism: Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit. So far, I am impressed by his style and breadth. His ...
Off the top of my head: Simone de Beauvoir Lady Elisabeth of Bohemia Patricia Churchland Hannah Arendt Probably the reasons there hasn't been as many ...
A lot of epistemological positions are plagued by this matter - is there a fact of the matter whether or not facts are always true? What about that, i...
I don't get it. "God" is not automatically seen as the cause of these effects on people. Rather, a belief in God is what should be (naturalistically) ...
Well sure, this is exactly why someone like Julio Cabrera or similar "negative" thinkers have brought up the "affirmativity" issue: most ethics are "a...
On the contrary, I would argue that the very nature of philosophical questions causes us to become "mystical" or "transcendent" or whatever you want t...
I recently read an essay (Ritual Epistemology) by Sarah Perry on what she labels as post-rationalism, or the view that rationality is helpful only to ...
We can often find ourselves living in a way that might make life seem more like a burden than a blessing. Life would be a whole lot more agreeable if ...
Apologies for the lateness in reply, I have educational commitments I have to attend to. I will grant that the metaphysical "kernel" as you mention is...
Considering most animals are incapable of committing suicide, and considering evolution (usually) has no strict cut-offs, I don't think it's controver...
Thanks for the response Maw. I missed your post before. Is that book any good? I heard you're re-reading it. I was thinking of picking it up. I mentio...
No, again, you're misconstruing the argument. They don't live up to my ideals, true. But I have specifically stated that the actual argument here is t...
I'm saying "justice" is no longer about finding who is responsible for whatever action but rather a means of preventing this occurrence from happening...
That's a good representation of what I would say active pessimism is about. I just don't see how Schopenhauer embodied this principle, nor do I see th...
Okay, then...:-} Right, so there's a difference between legal code and moral code - justice and values. Some might argue that justice is a value, but ...
If it wasn't apparent, I was trying to show how intentions have little importance. One can always characterize any situation to suit one's needs by in...
I don't think it's too controversial to say that most people, if not all people, live most of their lives "in the future". They contemplate what reali...
So, yes, we of course have to take into account input as well as output. However like I said I am focused more on passive pessimism as an ideal. For S...
Recently read this essay by Sarah Perry, entitled Ritual Epistemology: "Objectively, our modern justice system may be no better at arriving at truth a...
I've never done drugs before, unless you count caffeine and the rare consumption of alcohol at get-togethers or what have you. Never really have the o...
Nope, this is just you projecting. I'm disappointed that they weren't active pessimists but it's not like I expected anything more. I'm condemning pas...
On the contrary, you seem to just enjoy being an argumentative ass. I've given you plenty of examples already. And I've already conceded that Schopenh...
On the contrary, pessimism succeeds as it recognizes sentience to be "unnatural" and ill-equipped to deal with the oppressive forces of nature. Instea...
That's unfortunate. Remember I did recognize that Schopenhauer donated all his money to charity. So once again you're taking this personally and assum...
Honestly this is probably the number one reason why I wish I could become a philosopher myself. I'd just love to have the chance to communicate and in...
This is where you are incorrect. There are lots of effective altruism groups and other similar organizations that operate on donations from people lik...
Rather it's about effectiveness and direction. I'm not saying there were any incidents like this. I'm saying location and distance have no bearing on ...
Please don't psychoanalyze me, I'm not "desperate" to prove these people as devils. Not having children isn't too impressive. He was an accomplice to ...
Okay, but apo you still have to explain why these things are happening all the time. Why this outcome? Was it inevitable? Is there only one universe t...
Right, this is why more "sophisticated" consequentialists typically advocate change through institutions and organizations. A mass effort. For the con...
Does there need to be an incentive? I think I've explained to you before how I hate guilting people, but all anyone has to do is imagine the suffering...
If this is the case, then what was the cause of this dynamism stabilizing? It couldn't have started itself, otherwise there's obviously a chain of bei...
Yes, indeed, we might actually agree on something here. I'm skeptical of cosmological arguments since they attempt to superimpose a metaphysics of the...
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