Some people think that in order to lead a morally decent life one may sometimes have to forego the possibility of having a good life oneself. Even if that is true, it does not render morality incredible, but it does raise a question about morality's authority: about what one has most reason to do when one is faced with a conflict of this kind.
Philosophical questions and modes of thought just seem natural to me. They mesh with the way my mind works. - Samuel Scheffler
Philosophical questions and modes of thought just seem natural to me. They mesh with the way my mind works.
- Samuel Scheffler
We are all seeking to live up to normative standards that we recognize, even if we don't all recognize the same standards. This is something basic th… - Samuel Scheffler
We are all seeking to live up to normative standards that we recognize, even if we don't all recognize the same standards. This is something basic th…
Some people think that in order to lead a morally decent life one may sometimes have to forego the possibility of having a good life oneself. Even if… - Samuel Scheffler
Some people think that in order to lead a morally decent life one may sometimes have to forego the possibility of having a good life oneself. Even if…
Tolerance is an essential value in the modern world, and we have daily reminders of how awful the alternatives to it are. And despite its paradoxical… - Samuel Scheffler
Tolerance is an essential value in the modern world, and we have daily reminders of how awful the alternatives to it are. And despite its paradoxical…
Our actual lives, including our values, our social relations, our self-conceptions, and many of our concepts, are pervasively shaped both by the know… - Samuel Scheffler
Our actual lives, including our values, our social relations, our self-conceptions, and many of our concepts, are pervasively shaped both by the know…
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