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RE: what are you ethics based on
February 21, 2013 at 4:09 am
(February 21, 2013 at 4:02 am)whateverist Wrote: I base my ethics on empathy, need & convenience. Not looking to win any badges so I can afford to play it by ear. I'll try my best not to become a psychotic killer but I'm not making any promises.

Does Schopenhauer`s "ethics of compassion" apply for you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog%27s_dilemma

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer#Ethics

Quote:Schopenhauer's moral theory proposed that only compassion can drive moral acts. According to Schopenhauer, acts of compassion eye only the good of the object of the acts, that is, they cannot be inspired by either the prospect of personal utility or the feeling of duty. Mankind can also be guided by egoism and malice. Egotistic acts are those guided by self-interest, desire for pleasure or happiness. Schopenhauer believed most of our deeds belong to this class. Acts of malice are different from egotistic acts. As in the case of acts of compassion, these do not target personal utility. Their aim is to cause damage to others, independently of personal gains.
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what are you ethics based on - by justin - February 20, 2013 at 11:59 pm
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Minimalist - February 21, 2013 at 1:01 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by justin - February 21, 2013 at 3:06 pm
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Cyberman - February 21, 2013 at 1:16 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by genkaus - February 21, 2013 at 1:22 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Cyberman - February 21, 2013 at 1:27 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Kayenneh - February 21, 2013 at 1:32 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by fr0d0 - February 21, 2013 at 3:48 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by genkaus - February 21, 2013 at 1:08 pm
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Whateverist - February 21, 2013 at 4:02 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Something completely different - February 21, 2013 at 4:09 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Whateverist - February 21, 2013 at 11:22 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by KichigaiNeko - February 21, 2013 at 6:18 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Violet - February 21, 2013 at 5:05 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Angrboda - February 21, 2013 at 5:14 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Cato - February 21, 2013 at 5:18 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by EGross - February 21, 2013 at 7:26 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Zen Badger - February 21, 2013 at 7:47 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by naimless - February 21, 2013 at 8:13 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by justin - February 21, 2013 at 3:33 pm
RE: what are you ethics based on - by The Magic Pudding - February 21, 2013 at 9:28 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Kayenneh - February 21, 2013 at 11:39 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Kayenneh - February 21, 2013 at 2:15 pm
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Whateverist - February 21, 2013 at 2:44 pm
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Kayenneh - February 21, 2013 at 3:31 pm
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Violet - February 21, 2013 at 4:18 pm
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RE: what are you ethics based on - by Alex K - February 8, 2017 at 6:52 pm
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Violet - February 9, 2017 at 8:33 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Neo-Scholastic - February 8, 2017 at 7:01 pm
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Alex K - February 8, 2017 at 7:09 pm
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Neo-Scholastic - February 8, 2017 at 7:14 pm
RE: what are you ethics based on - by bennyboy - February 12, 2017 at 9:42 am
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RE: what are you ethics based on - by bennyboy - February 8, 2017 at 7:43 pm
RE: what are you ethics based on - by ignoramus - February 10, 2017 at 4:37 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Violet - February 12, 2017 at 6:51 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by The Valkyrie - February 13, 2017 at 12:01 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Alex K - February 12, 2017 at 7:44 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Violet - February 23, 2017 at 7:36 pm
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RE: what are you ethics based on - by Cyberman - February 12, 2017 at 12:50 pm
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RE: what are you ethics based on - by bennyboy - February 23, 2017 at 11:32 pm
RE: what are you ethics based on - by AFTT47 - February 12, 2017 at 11:53 pm
RE: what are you ethics based on - by ignoramus - February 13, 2017 at 2:49 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Cyberman - February 13, 2017 at 8:25 am
RE: what are you ethics based on - by The Valkyrie - February 23, 2017 at 11:40 pm
RE: what are you ethics based on - by ignoramus - February 24, 2017 at 8:30 pm
RE: what are you ethics based on - by Adventurer - February 24, 2017 at 5:40 am

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