(March 1, 2022 at 8:44 am)Belacqua Wrote: Is there some reason why you have to choose one system, sign up for the team, and wear the team colors?
No.
Quote:Surely they're all useful tools to think about ethical issues.
Yes.
Derek Parfit Wrote:It has been widely believed that there are such deep disagreements between
Kantians, Contractualists, and Consequentialists. That, I have argued, is not true.
These people are climbing the same mountain on different sides.
Quote:Would you throw yourself on the tracks to save 5?
Would I? No. Should I? Maybe.
Schopenhauer Wrote:The intellect has become free, and in this state it does not even know or understand any other interest than that of truth.
Epicurus Wrote:The greatest reward of righteousness is peace of mind.
Epicurus Wrote:Don't fear god,
Don't worry about death;
What is good is easy to get,
What is terrible is easy to endure
