Your Ethic

[Spoken Deity]

What sort of Ethic would you say you follow?
Deontological (Duty)?
Consequential?
Virtue theories?

Or whatever...

[Raptor Jesus]

I never gave ethics much thought. Any particular place to begin?

[Brandon Cee]

Consequential, is that like Newton's law of motion...?

"For every action there is an equal or opposite reaction"

I'm a utilitarian is what I mean to say.

[Menace II Society]

I guess I can say, I fall under virtue theories?

[Spoken Deity]

Consequential, is that like Newton's law of motion...?

"For every action there is an equal or opposite reaction"

I'm a utilitarian is what I mean to say.

ugh, I hate utilitarianism

I really dislike cultural relativism because it assumes a liberal politic (liberal meaning secular, enlightenment influenced academia). For instance, I recently read a thing about a gal who was an anthropologist and ethicist. She was a devout cultural relativist making the point that whatever is 'good' means 'culturally accepted.' But when asked about racism in South Africa, she stated instead that the country was 'sick' and that the real ethic had been oppressed. In other words: Everything is relative until its something so disgusting that you cant help but state that is wrong no matter what.

but utilitarianism gets me more.

[RXL]

im a mix..

[Chris Black]

This thread is too esoteric.

[Spoken Deity]

^ na...
This is could lead to conversation on God, if ethics are infused with us, if they're all cultural, if its individual.... There is lots to go with.

Hosea: Kant had a concept that was thus: act as if your action could be universalized. That is, if everyone in this world acted in such a way, that the world could continue on in a healthy way.

[Raptor Jesus]

this thread isn't esoteric, its simply an off shoot of philosophical pondering.

[Raptor Jesus]

you know after giving it a little thought I've come to the conclusion that I'm a total hedonist.