What is rightness? - The Philosophy Forum Archive What is rightness? What is correctness? If we’re all shaped by our own experiences, assumptions, and biases, what meaning, then, does the word “absolute truth” hold? So when we have religious books and religious authorities telling us whether we’re straying far from or moving close to “the truth,” what is it? Where is it? Who knows, maybe God (whoever or whatever that maybe to you
Does might make right? - The Philosophy Forum Archive If democratic decision making prevails, then the basis of rightness will rest in the might of the whole group Democratic or autocratic might will define what is right, and as many have discovered, democratic might can be as unfavorable to outliers as autocratic might can be
A defense and extension of W. D. Ross ethics of prima facie duties . . . It must be maintained that the rightness of an action is completely independent of the motivations from which it is done Perennial moral dilemmas are a bad thing because they imply there has been little or no moral progress in these areas They are also a very troubling to those faced with them, especially in a real life situation
The End of Woke - The Philosophy Forum Archive In his new book 'The End of Woke: How the Culture War Went Too Far and What to Expect from the Counter Revolution', Andrew Doyle offers a sharp critique of what is commonly referred to as ‘woke’ culture Based on a dichotomy between liberalism and authoritarianism, he contends that wokeness has evolved into an authoritarian inversion of the liberal tradition and becoming an anti-liberal
The End of Woke - The Philosophy Forum Woke individuals primarely remain anchored in a relatively localized domain, where they can continuously demonstrate their vigorous sense of moral rightness and commitment to justice In doing so, they vividly illustrate how rationality can become subsumed by the impact of ‘the short-circuit’ — Number2018
Jesus and Greek Philosophy - The Philosophy Forum Archive Reply to Tzeentch Pierre Grimes is an insightful man However due to my piety as a Christian, I must disagree with him when he says that the teaching of Jesus comes directly from the “Greek tradition ” There is a clear observable synthesis of Judaism and Hellenistic philosophy going on What bugs me is fellow Christians, minus those of the eastern flavor (Orthodoxy, Eastern Catholics), do
How do you feel about religion? - The Philosophy Forum Archive The essential or primary purpose is to provide a system of meaning that can bind a community in common values and purpose, like a kind of glue that holds a tribe together For the vast majority of human evolution, survival may have depended on being part of a tightknit community, so it would seem natural to have developed a strong desire for meaning, at least once more basic needs (water, food
Why ought one do that which is good? - The Philosophy Forum States of affairs, character traits, intentions But the property of rightness is a property that only actions can have Actions can be good too, but they're not the same concept as acts and only acts can be right
Why I left Philosophy - The Philosophy Forum This sense of rightness or wrongness does not seem to rely on anything external to itself for its own justification, rather it just sort of seems self-evident But why are we confident in our intuitions? Why should these sorts of intuitions count as evidence? Do we all share the same intuitions about various philosophical topics?
Reading group: Negative Dialectics by Theodor Adorno We'll be reading the 2001 translation of ND by Dennis Redmond This is not just because it's freely available online for non-commercial purposes but also because it seems to be the best available right now The 1973 Ashton translation, although it's the only English translation to have been formally published, is widely regarded as seriously inadequate