...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 ...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...
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@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 Having read your further tweets, I think I understand where you're coming from. -
@funkyderek requires compassion, then... well, the dangers are obvious (cf. Henri Tajfel's research, for example).
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@PhilosophyExp So it's possible to behave as if one was compassionate but be motivated by conscience rather than by compassion? So what?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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