@MemberOfSpecies The importance of supererogation is in creating a zone of freedom between compulsory and forbidden.
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@Meaningness Intuitions around "compulsory"/"forbidden" come from conflict between agents. The words seem misleading applied to theories.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies Well, you’d probably agree they are not misleading in a deontological framework? (Not that I’m advocating deontology, but)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies An underlying question is “how ethical should I be,” which is pressing for many people, >1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies but can’t even be stated in existing metaethical frameworks.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness I've never been able to understand this perspective; "ethical" (in the sense used here) just seems like it means "shoulded".2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness (And maybe there's a different sense of "ethical" where it refers more to things you wouldn't already do out of base motives.)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies Maybe… maybe that points at the concept of a lower bound of ethical adequacy, with the zone of freedom above.5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness But it's not the case that taking the money is merely above a lower bound of ethical adequacy. It's the best thing to do.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies Well, donating both your kidneys so two other people can live and you die may be *best* thing to do, but is supererogatory1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@MemberOfSpecies Most people would say that you should not be that ethical. Maybe that’s a confused way of putting it… but real intuition.
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@Meaningness Yes, my story just now fails to make sense of this intuition if donating kidneys doesn't hurt you more than it helps others.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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