Philosophy

rrneck

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7. Ain't it the truth.

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 12:20 AM

Apr 2013

It might be said that our rationality gives form to our feelings, and that our feelings give the impetus to develop a rational response to the world around us. But where do we find the ultimate location of morality itself? Which do we use to find our way to the other which is the seat of morality?

"would this not lead to morals?"

Maybe the journey is morality. You just have to keep revisiting the problem until you get it right. You have to keep going back to your crime and relive what you have done over and over until you feel the way you are supposed to, and by doing so you will know how to act.

That sounds like Karma, Hail Marys, repentance, and multiple universe theory all rolled into one, eh?

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My first impression... [View all] rrneck Apr 2013 OP

to ask why one does/feels something, isn't this the question that holds us Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #1

Ain't it the truth. rrneck Apr 2013 #7

The fate of each of us... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #2

Thread win. rrneck Apr 2013 #5

An interesting question discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #9

thanks for posting this Kali Apr 2013 #3

Beggars the imagination doesn't it? rrneck Apr 2013 #4

I agree with what you say about punishment Kali Apr 2013 #6

The burned hand teaches best. rrneck Apr 2013 #8

I'm going to contrast John Stuart Mill with Marque de Sade. ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #10

clarify this phrase, please - and thanks ZombieHorde Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #11

When someone is given a death sentence in the US, they are entitled ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #12

I thought that was what you meant ... do you have a link for that? Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #13

This website looks at some indivudual states and the federal government. ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #14

I've always found rrneck Apr 2013 #15

It's very unsatisfying to me as we'll ismnotwasm Apr 2013 #16

I mostly chose them because it was easy to argue from those perspectives, and I dislike Kant. ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #20

Both are wrong, imo, and the second is ridiculous. Dash87 Apr 2013 #18

Consider the meat culture in first-world countries. ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #19

That's true, but maybe we're all morally wrong for Dash87 Apr 2013 #21

First response - Emotional. Dash87 Apr 2013 #17