(May 6, 2015 at 8:30 pm)ChadWooters Wrote:(May 6, 2015 at 7:15 pm)whateverist Wrote: I wonder if you'd agree that there is no authoritative definition of human nature of what constitutes our fulfillment? The only authority comes from the person who recognizes what is true for them, and them alone. They can be correct and so can the person who makes another choice.
Then whatever each person identified as their nature would not have any universal commonalities with everyone else. In that case there is no reason for saying that anyone else is truly human or has human rights. Having a nature and the ability to fully define it are two separate questions. I do believe however that reasonable people can agree on the basics such as rational animal.
I certainly don't think anyone is infallibly able to correctly identify their own nature. I'm just saying there is no authoritative alternative.
That doesn't mean there isn't a correct answer. But if you say rationality is a part of it then that is going to permit a wide variety of interpretation and expression. Only thing I'm sure of is there is no sure fire, one-size fits all choice. The only thing certain is uncertainty. Accepting that seems like an important part of embracing your nature to me.