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What is wrong with trolling from a Kantian moral perspective? Can it be permissible in some circumstances?
It's somewhat clearer how trolling generally seems to involve disrespect of others' rational nature. But how does trolling harm one's own rational nature (if it does), from a Kantian perspective? Is ...
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Julia Kristeva's Black Sun/exteriorless passion
I am not a professional philosopher. Can you please explain this sentence or the idea that a writer or an artist is locked in an exteriorless passion? It is from Julia Kristeva's Black Sun in relation ...
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Do ends really exist?
When planning or strategizing in everyday life, it's useful to distinguish between goals ("ends") and the tools or techniques one will apply to try to achieve them ("means"). For ...
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Ethics of the unborn/non-sentient - Conflicting ideas
I hold two positions that I find to be conflicting with each other, and I wanted to see where I am going wrong.
The first position is that moral weight is predicated on sentience, something lacking ...
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What is the relation between a right/wrong action and a "reasonable"/"unreasonable" one?
What is the relation between a right/wrong action and a "reasonable"/"unreasonable" one? The natural law sep article equates the two, or seems to, perhaps even so far as saying ...
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Using the Universal Quantifier, Existential Quantifier, and logical connectives, write a description of a time when somthing bad for you was not bad
The following is an exercise in ethics, logic, the use of the universal quantifier and the the use of the existential quantifier.
In the following context, the syntax for the universal quantifier is ...
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Why should an atheist care about what happens to the world after his/her death?
Consider someone who doesn't believe in any kind of reincarnation or perfect punishment after death, an atheist. That is, nothing in the world can impact him/her after his/her death, because, as he/...
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Mixing of people and peace [closed]
I would like to know people's opinions on the following philosophical question.
Is It necessary for people belonging to different populations to mix in order to ensure peace among them?
What is ...
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Consequences of thinking nobody is like one's self [closed]
I was wondering if anyone has pondered what the consequences might be of thinking that nobody is like one's self?
Thanks.
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Is it wrong to fly on holiday?
I have the impression that more and more colleagues disapprove of me flying for holidays. That made me ponder, but I'm not convinced that I'm making a moral mistake. I argue that my actions cannot be ...
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Morality of perpetuating a "bad" system by doing something "good" within it
I could live and marginally improve other people's lives in a country with an authoritarian, oppressive regime. While doing so, I will pay taxes and will generally increase the chances that this ...
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Why should inclusivity and tolerance be constraint for a theory of decisional capacity?
The article Decision-Making Capacity (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) says that any successful theory of decisional capacity must turn out that most ordinary adults count as having capacity most ...
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What kind of sexual act is moral?
As far as I know if someone doesn't believe in a divine entity that is the source of morality he/she considers morality to be subjective. He/she believes morality exists to minimize the pain and ...
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Do I have to do something rather than nothing?
Disclaimer: I'm a newbie in Philosophy, and this question is most probably answered somewhere (on this site or not), but I've been looking for a while now and it's a little difficult to steer myself ...
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Is it ethical to offer money for a contractor (such as a realtor) to reach an agreement in the your favor?
Say that a realtor suggests that you need a certain subjective requirement to be approved, but that the owner is somewhat flexible. Now, this is not a legal requirement, which would be illegal to ...
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Love triangle: ethical state
An ethical problem:
Daniel is in love with Rose, who is in a long-term romantic relationship with David. Rose enjoys Daniel's love. Daniel asks Rose that David should know that they text each other, ...
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Why did Kant condemn masturbation?
That such an unnatural use (and so misuse) of one's sexual attributes
is a violation of one's duty to himself and is certainly in the
highest degree opposed to morality strikes everyone upon his ...
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When is it okay to criticize someone?
Both in my family life and in politics, I see people running into the following dilemma.
Some entity (a person, or an organization, or a country) is doing something that someone sees as wrong. So, ...
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Can an entire society be unethical?
Every month or so, I encounter an argument of the following basic form:
A representative of Florin claims that the Guilderians are unethical for having the death penalty.
A representative of Guilder ...
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What is the essence of stoicism?
I am a materialist, and I heard that stoic philosophers can be described (to some extent) as materialists. I am a big fan of stoic logic and ethical philosophy (and attitude towards death, emotions, ...
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Does history provide support for moral objectivism?
I must say this was thoroughly entertaining:
The Lizard People Of Alpha Draconis 1 Decided To Build An Ansible -
Scott Alexander
https://www.lesswrong.com/s/zfXAcwLnGocsCsriG/p/...
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What does "service" mean in Bubeck's feminist ethics of care
Bubeck thus distinguishes care from “service”, by stipulating that
“care” involves meeting the needs for others who cannot meet their
needs themselves, whereas “service” involves meeting the needs ...
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Does antinatalism carry the seeds of its own destruction?
Antinatalists claim that it is immoral to procreate. For instance:
David Benatar argues there is an asymmetry between pleasure and pain,
which means it would be better for humans not to have ...
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How do we define a bad person?
Considering the following facts;
Some fundamental vices of human nature like greed, ignorance, lust, or the seven sins are inherent in a human which are there for not his/her choice.
We don't know ...
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An intriguing definition of Morality
The definition of morality is a topic that is heavily debated in philosophy. In this post, I will provide a possible definition of morality and will try to argue why the definition is generalized and ...
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Compelling example of difference between intended consequences and foreseen but unintended consequences?
I am trying to get inside the head of individuals who believe that there is a difference between acting in such a way that someone's death foreseeably results from your actions, but that this was not ...
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Is it moral to obey the law?
To be clear, I am not asking if laws are moral, or even a good approximation for a moral system. We understand that there can be moral laws and immoral laws. For example, the law prohibiting murder is ...
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Can one pursue humanistic goals while being a successful entrepreneur? [closed]
I have read books from Erich Fromm and others and I gathered understanding of what a human being is capable of (in a good way). In relation to work, it's being creative, in the true sense of the word. ...
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Who else has explored the ‘cad problem’?
Is there anything in philosophy (presumably ethics) that specifically explores what I’ve called the “cad problem”.
Simply put, how should an individual (or a distinct group) that focuses on self ...
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Practical ethics: Uploading a soft-paywalled paper? [closed]
Practical question Entirely hypothetical question of ethics here. Wanting to know what the great ethicists would say.
There's a paper concerning a particular topic of math I'm interested in. The ...
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Moral judgments: practicality and objectivity. Two incompatible features?
I'm reading Sabina Lovibond's book "Ethical Formation". She writes that moral judgments seem to possess two features: Practicality and Objectivity. Some philosophers think that these two features are ...
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Should you ethically have rights on ideas you give away for free?
Imagine the case that you do an unpaid internship for a company and in one of your meetings you give them an idea for a future working direction. Later you leave company and continue you professional ...
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Is it unethical, according to Kant, to break copyright and pirate books online?
I live in Bangladesh. In my country, I don't get authentic, high quality foreign books about science, philosophy, psychology etc. Even if some bookstores sell those books, the price due to import tax ...
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I trust people, why should it change?
I trust people.
For the small things in life, it helps me, definitely, but when it comes to larger things it is an issue.
For instance I recently started to search if I could buy a house. I am not ...
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Is it ethical to confess?
Suppose I have been cheating on my spouse, and I realized that it was wrong from an utilitarian PoV, considering that there is large possibility of the total good being reduced if I'm exposed. So, I ...
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Is it ethical to save tigers?
From a utilitarian point of view, is it ethical to save tigers by creating sanctuaries and criminalizing poaching, when such tigers are known to violently attack humans?
Also, one strain of response ...
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What are good arguments against the moral case for vegetarianism?
There is a strong utilitarian case for a pragmatic type of vegetarianism, based on the idea that eating meat usually causes suffering and that it is wrong to needlessly make something suffer. See this ...
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Is there any situation where lying by omission would be considered ethical?
Lying by omission is a deliberate choice to hide or withhold some relevant information that would influence the decision process of another party. In other words: "I know you would probably take ...
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Why aren't there fundamental duties?
Why is there no discussion of fundamental duties, as there is of fundamental human rights in both political and academic circles? The only duties(enacted as laws) seem to be about protecting others' ...
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Ethics when breaking non written rule occurs
Breaking non written rules happens all the time. This happens mostly in our private lives and close social circles, which is main source of anger for common peoples. For example, mother gives a ...
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Moral Fluidity and Ethics [closed]
Everyone has a self serving moral fluidity that bends to ease their own conscience. What it the purpose of morality if it exists only to be bent or broken?
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What is the common term for "Zeigzigler's Philosophy"?
I went to a charity event recently, and the chair stood up and said
My son is autistic, and I believe in Zeigzigler's Philosophy. That if you do good things to other people, they'll do good things ...
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Within a utilitarian framework, how should I handle research where I don't know whether it is ethical?
Let me start with an example.
Let's assume I'm a computer scientist working on autonomous, human-like (at least in some aspects) artificial intelligence, which is expected to interact with humans, ...
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Why should one philosophize instead of acting?
I was recently discussing the idea of beauty with one of my colleagues and how beauty should be defined. He brought up the fact that nowadays many beauty standards are set by the media, which ...
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What is feminist care ethics?
I've heard the term thrown around, but I haven't gotten a good explanation of the core tenets of that particular branch of ethics. Can anyone explain, in plain English, what it is?
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Can we be ethical and still deny someone a health procedure or treatment, even if the procedure or treatment is necessary?
Recently, I have been getting in conversations with people who are politically active. The main discussion point I find myself struggling to be able to answer is the ethics of single-payer health care ...
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Is it unethical to cheat at solitaire? [closed]
When I play solitaire by myself (physical cards), I often cheat. That is, I get to the point where I would be stuck and I don't end the game. Instead, I move a card in a manner inconsistent with ...
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Does philosophy matter to personal life?
When I was studying philosophy, I sometimes asked my fellow students how studying philosophy affected their personal life. The answer I got was usually either "I haven't really thought about that" or "...
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Are some "right actions" not productive of the greatest happiness for the greatest number?
The question refers to utilitarianism and I received it during my ethics class. I need to critically evaluate this by referring to 3 global examples. I don't really know what example I could give ...
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Bibliography on Ethics in Science
Can you please recommend basic bibliography for an introduction to ethics in science ?
In particular, if it is clear that there is a project that looks interesting, but clearly it might be used for ...
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