@sarahdoingthing Jim’s interpretation of “Works of Supererogation, cannot be taught without arrogancy and impiety” seems important insight >
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@MemberOfSpecies The importance of supererogation is in creating a zone of freedom between compulsory and forbidden.
@Meaningness Intuitions around "compulsory"/"forbidden" come from conflict between agents. The words seem misleading applied to theories.
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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) -
@MemberOfSpecies An underlying question is “how ethical should I be,” which is pressing for many people, > - 3 more replies
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@Meaningness (To the extent the utilitarianism hypothesis is an agent that you interact with psychologically and are punished/rewarded by, -
@MemberOfSpecies Yes, interesting way of looking at it… is there a developed theory along those lines, or is this a new thought of yours? - 1 more reply
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@Meaningness its best strategy won't be "do the single best thing and I'll reward you maximally, or else I'll punish you maximally".)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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