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- Sun May 12, 2024 8:20 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Extremism
- Replies: 0
- Views: 71
Extremism
Talk about banning Extremism can be dangerous. It gives the impression that only the confused middle ground is virtuous and legal. Perhaps some people are Extremely Virtuous – whatever that may be. Conforming with the law can be an excuse for tyranny. We should be opposed to Extreme Authoritarianism...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:48 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: AI and the Market
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4620
AI and the Market
AI and the Market If we are to have a responsibly altruistic society in the world, it is imperative that old style capitalism should be abolished or transformed. With AI and Globalisation empowering commerce, for it to be allowed to take on labour and cast it off according to the ‘market’ is to dest...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:06 am
- Forum: Applied Ethics
- Topic: British Values
- Replies: 84
- Views: 14606
British Values
A general election is looming. With endless cant about Socialist, Conservative, and British Values. There is no such thing, and the only priority today is survivalism and the environment. After long decades of neglect with the only ‘value’ monetary profit. In the unlikely event that our present worl...
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:49 am
- Forum: Applied Ethics
- Topic: War
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7024
War
War With Gaza in the news, the question of what international law says and how it is interpreted is paramount. Regarding military action by Israel, which is said to have a right to defend itself as it appears to be doing. But this tends to confuse two sorts of military action. As with this country i...
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:49 am
- Forum: Applied Ethics
- Topic: War
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7911
War
War With Gaza in the news, the question of what international law says and how it is interpreted is paramount. Regarding military action by Israel, which is said to have a right to defend itself as it appears to be doing. But this tends to confuse two sorts of military action. As with this country i...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 8:29 am
- Forum: Applied Ethics
- Topic: solving racism
- Replies: 213
- Views: 48493
Re: solving racism
Racism It may generally be agreed that a cult of the superior race denotes a society and country of tyranny. But it is not obvious what is the democratic or virtuous attitude to race, and that often gets confused with culture. Race may be treated as a virtue, with preservation of global diversity ve...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 7:47 pm
- Forum: Applied Ethics
- Topic: Population
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3542
Population
Population Probably the best recent news for the global and local environment, is that the population of China has diminished in recent years. A result of this is that the elderly sector of the population will increase in proportion, not number. If this is repeated elsewhere it may mean that everyon...
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 10:49 am
- Forum: Applied Ethics
- Topic: Tyranny and the Post Office
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8703
Tyranny and the Post Office
Tyranny and Post Office The Post Office debacle, is indicative of how much this country is subject to tyranny. With people effectively coerced into signing false confessions. In doing so creating a climate of guilt, and greater pressure on others being ‘interviewed’. The fallibility of computers or ...
- Sat Jan 06, 2024 2:42 pm
- Forum: Applied Ethics
- Topic: Binary
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7243
Binary
Binary There is confused thinking regarding binary thinking. Relative to ethical values it is not realistic. To say there are two sexes is quite another matter, since it is not a value. It is a fact about human biology as it has evolved, with some people perhaps intersex against naturally evolved ‘i...
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:23 am
- Forum: Applied Ethics
- Topic: PEACE
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6032
PEACE
Peace Every Christian and most others in the world call for global Peace. The only problem is that peace, without great qualification, is not intrinsically virtuous. Tyrants everywhere and at all times have vaunted peace, but on their terms. The only virtue in peace is where it is allied to respect ...
- Tue Dec 12, 2023 9:08 am
- Forum: Applied Ethics
- Topic: A bsolutism
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4559
A bsolutism
Absolutism Absolute values do not exist, they are all conditioned or qualified by other values. And taking one value in isolation as a form of reductionism is folly. It enables bigots and authoritarians to construct law books with lists of commands that cannot be questioned. Absolutism thrives on a ...
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 2:06 pm
- Forum: Applied Ethics
- Topic: The Community
- Replies: 0
- Views: 12378
The Community
The Community The problem we face is not poverty but grotesque wealth and a global belief in society merely as an aggregate of individuals. We have oil barons who should not exist, paying millions in buying up sportsmen. No doubt ruining existing sports organizations. Demented sums are paid for art ...
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 7:20 am
- Forum: Applied Ethics
- Topic: Christianity as Philosophy
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8311
Christianity as Philosophy
In the ‘Good Old Days’ this country considered itself Christian. Removing mythology, it is a good philosophy. But it barely says anything about ‘rights’ and sensibly concentrates on responsibilities. Unfortunately, modern rights have ceased to be liberal, and have become a bigoted rule book, with cr...
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:00 am
- Forum: Applied Ethics
- Topic: Sustainable Future
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3689
Sustainable Future
Sustainable Future The only remotely homogeneous or holistic form of society found across the world is the nation state. The world itself talks unity but is not remotely so in ethical-political terms. The future must therefore depends on the nation states behaving responsibly together with their peo...
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 10:21 am
- Forum: Applied Ethics
- Topic: Progress
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3705
Progress
Progress The term ‘Progress’ is used by almost everyone without any clear definitions, and therefore to suit their own vanity. Progress for the particular is not at the same as holistic progress. The particular can be any thing, or any purpose. Holistic the whole of a society or humanity or our loca...