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[quote user="Arius"]It is permissible for the husband to do nothing. It isn't permissible for the druggist to withhold life-saving medicine from the woman. I'm not saying all medicine should be free, nor am I arguing for "free stuff for dying people". It simply seems that...
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Just to make sure we're on the same page, I think it's important to recognise UPB as a deontological system of ethics. Deontology (sometimes called duty ethics) asserts that a moral principle is right for reasons other that a consequence, that the moral value of an action is independant of its...
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I'm confused by UPB; I've spent a few days thinking about how the principle operates with regards to testing moral theories (example: the morality, immorality, or amorality of assault, rape, theft, etc.), and yet I'm not able to understand why certain actions (assault, for example) are necessarily...
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[quote user="Dissilusionist"] Killing a human is worse than killing a dolphin which is worse than killing a dog which is worse than killing a mouse which is worse than killing a fly etc. [/quote] That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her. Does she know why? Perhaps she'll die. Seriously...
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Regarding Stephan's claim in that property rights are justified, from the book "a rational proof of secular ethics". thanks stephan for your brilliant work which i appreciate! however, I percieve a flaw: you claim that ownership must exist because self-ownership exists. Lets question this...
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[quote user="economicsjunkie"] Ethics , as explained before, is the process of examining the logical consistency (validity) and the empirical proof (accuracy) of statements regarding universally preferable human behavior . (I know Stef equates the terms Ethics and Morality, but I personally...
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I want to set something straight for future reference. Ethics , as explained before, is the process of examining the logical consistency (validity) and the empirical proof (accuracy) of statements regarding universally preferable human behavior . (I know Stef equates the terms Ethics and Morality, but...
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Excellent work Stefan. What the conscious mind may claim is empirical evidence, may not be at all. Some people, perhaps many see (perceive) what they want to see. Oblivious to what their brain has blocked them from consciously perceiving/be aware of. Learning how to program or train the subconscious...
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[quote user="WorBlux"] So yes I agree, a correction to be valid must be based on some consistent (non-contradictory) standard or principle. [/quote] Right. So then one ought to use the scientific method to ascertain truth/knowledge; i.e. it is universally preferable (optional, but objectively...
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[quote user="JamesP"] [quote user="Cory Anderson"] I do not see the difference between "not moral" and "immoral" here. Do you have different meanings for those? [/quote] There are three areas when it comes to morality: Moral Amoral Immoral Paul, can you advance...