@St_Rev @willbuckingham Ethics is a collection of tools that recently have been misapplied in all kinds of ways.
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@St_Rev@willbuckingham Nobody asks “what do we want ethics for, anyway?”2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@St_Rev@willbuckingham The eternalist assumption is universal: there is SOME RIGHT ETHICAL THEORY that always tells you what to do.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@St_Rev@willbuckingham Then people argue fruitlessly about what the correct one is. Or else flirt with ethical nihilism, which is also dumb1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@St_Rev@willbuckingham It’s not that we don’t know what the correct ethical theory is, it’s that there isn’t one. And then what?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@St_Rev@willbuckingham My supposed ethics chapter starts: what can we do if there’s no general answer, but the matter is important anyway?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@St_Rev This seems an obvious point, but apart from@willbuckingham’s book, I don’t know anyone who says it. Maybe Möller, not sure yet.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness Seems obvious to me but I find the literature on philosophical ethics indecipherable.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev since they assume there MUST be a right system, their arguments boil down to “our fundamental flaws look less bad than yours.”2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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@St_Rev “Virtue ethics at least doesn’t insist that you do obviously wrong things, like the other two do”0 replies 1 retweet 2 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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