Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: jennyp
"Moral collectivism makes no sense, and we have a century of contemporary history that confirms this."

One last thing before I go. Jenny, why do you continue to appeal to history? Is it that your "philosophy" is lacking? Why do you need history to prove your points, when "logic" and "reason" should do the trick?

270 posted on 08/12/2002 5:00:43 PM PDT by HumanaeVitae
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 265 | View Replies ]


To: HumanaeVitae
One last thing before I go. Jenny, why do you continue to appeal to history? Is it that your "philosophy" is lacking? Why do you need history to prove your points, when "logic" and "reason" should do the trick?

Morality is not a product of deductive logic. Morality - as a consistent set of principles to use when evaluating the actions of others & yourself - is a tool we use to maximize human flourishing. As such, the optimal moral systems are discovered using a combination of observation, induction, hypothesis, deduction, and observation again.

For the most part, nobody comes up with successful moral laws through deduction alone. We have to discover them.

303 posted on 08/12/2002 7:13:43 PM PDT by jennyp
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 270 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson