These are not about maximizing utility; they are much more conservative & risk-averse. They're about cushioning against disutility.
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Things like partiality to family & friends also encoded in these norms. Usually, people in best position to help each other are kin/friends.
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Finally, we have good acts not mandated by any ethical rules of the kind discussed above; e.g., giving to charity for distant strangers.
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To sum up, I want to split ethics into: (a) detailed ideas of the good life (b) ethical injunctions (c) utility maximizing
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@simplic10 It's already split that way, yes? Virtue, deontology, consequentialism. So yr point is all are needed and none can be reduced2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness Something like that. I think maybe they are *about* different things and "ethics" is an unacceptably broad term.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@simplic10 I agree with that. So the next step, for me, is to look at the detailed texture of what people actually do with “ethics” and how.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness I want to add that although I've come to respect folk ethics quite a bit, I still think there's huge scope for revisionism.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@simplic10 Yes, I agree. Relatedly, when you look at the details of folk ethics, you find errors not considered by philosophers.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
@simplic10 The biggest ethical question for many people is “how ethical should I be?”. Can’t even formulate that in foundational systems.
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@Meaningness I did hear one attempt. The idea was that "should" is an all-things-considered word and that what is moral...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness ...is not automatically what you should do. Also have to consider prudential shoulds, other normative factors.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - 2 more replies
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