@schakalsynthetc @St_Rev oooh I wonder if this connects with parfit's self-defeating ethics examples
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@St_Rev idk, probably. Parfit is definitely my favorite utilitarian, tho', if for complex reasons1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @schakalsynthetc
@sarahdoingthing@St_Rev his readiness to impale himself on both horns of a dilemma at once is a hidden virtue, imo1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @schakalsynthetc
@schakalsynthetc that's a great way to put it haha - yeah his style of thinking is alien in a good way1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing esp his willingness to follow a contradiction all the way through & fall out the other end of it, to great effect1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @schakalsynthetc
@sarahdoingthing "intra-personal relations aren't different in kind from inter-personal relations" is one I got huge personal benefit from1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @schakalsynthetc
@sarahdoingthing having the kind of neurological wiring that already makes illusions of unitary self unsustainable anyway1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @schakalsynthetc
@schakalsynthetc lucky, I really had to work to understand self illusions1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing oh, I still had to work to get rid of them, it's more just that the impetus to do the work was an organic given1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @schakalsynthetc
@sarahdoingthing the culturally imposed imperative to acquire and preserve a sense of unity was kind of killing me, almost literally1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
@schakalsynthetc this would make a great essay
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing ack, I'm happy to take that as a hint but so much of my time is not my own, at the moment1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @schakalsynthetc
@schakalsynthetc please tweet more about it also - just reminded me of this http://www.lchc.ucsd.edu/mca/Paper/against_narrativity.pdf …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - 6 more replies
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