...then it's right to do it, and you ought to do it, *regardless* of how you may feel about your actions, etc.
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@PhilosophyExp So you're saying we should give only because it's rational, and not because we are concerned about other people?
@funkyderek I'm saying that you shouldn't *not* give, if it's right to give, if you're not feeling compassion.
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@PhilosophyExp ...experienced by others, then wanting those benefits *is* compassion. If giving actually benefits me, then it makes sense... -
@funkyderek Well, I just don't agree that wanting x - e.g., a particular outcome - amounts to compassion, since I might want x without... -
@PhilosophyExp Isn't compassion simply the feeling a normal person would experience when faced with such an issue? -
@funkyderek A large worry is what happens when we have moral obligations towards people we define as being "the other". If moral behavior...
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@PhilosophyExp ...to give, regardless of how I feel. I'm not sure there's any logical error to be found in any of this. -
@funkyderek feeling anything much at all. (Indeed, I may entirely hate the fact that some x is morally required).
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@PhilosophyExp Sure. If you want the benefits that come from giving, then it is logical (right) to give. When those benefits are only ...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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