Let me try this again: Are there principles that let you condemn suicide bombing, but not falling on a grenade and/or volunteering for war?
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@KevinSimler Which, no. All virtues are hazy and valor is one of the worst in that respect. Valor is defined by narrative aesthetic.
@TristanSevers I'd never have thought to put it that way, but I have the same feelings about valor as a virtue: hazy, narrative, aesthetic
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@TristanSevers At the same time, it seems appropriate in this case. Isn't that the virtue most people would appeal to? -
@KevinSimler Yeah, it's definitely the relevant virtue, and more relevant than the "laws or war" or whatever else you could point at. - 1 more reply
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@KevinSimler Thinking about it in these terms, I feel dumb for ever not seeing connection between valor, death poems https://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/norse/HTML/Percy.html … -
@TristanSevers you'll have to spell it out for me :) - 2 more replies
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