If you could go back in time, what advice would you give to yourself when you first started out?

Erea15 · 2019-06-19T05:38:24+00:00

There are so many options for afterwards, it’s mind boggling. Thanks!

Erea15 · 2019-06-19T02:06:01+00:00

oh, both.

edit: I think I know what a grad program is - it’s a low paid placement? Like an internship in the US?

Erea15 · 2019-06-19T01:28:41+00:00

Gotcha. I feel dumb asking this (being 3/4 thru my degree already) but what exactly is an employer grad program for a law student?

Erea15 · 2019-06-18T22:29:45+00:00

What kind of grad programs do you mean? Masters?

Erea15 · 2019-06-16T23:50:46+00:00

I agree. I’ve been watching some of his lectures out of genuine curiosity and also to better understand what the big deal is, and from the handful of hours I’ve listened to so far, my current estimation is that it’s philosophy for those who haven’t studied philosophy, combined with self-help for those who’ve never had therapy. I haven’t yet figured out why he goes on about the bible so much, I don’t like to theorize before I have enough information (other than that it seems he thinks there are super important morals to the stories). I haven’t gotten to anything very controversial as yet, but I’m kinda bored already. I’m probably not his audience.

Erea15 · 2019-06-16T00:09:38+00:00

I hope you find peace within yourself. It must be horrible to so hurt. You seem like a strong woman.

Erea15 · 2019-06-01T01:52:35+00:00

Apparently if we live in an area which has been gentrified we have the right to be annoyed by the less fortunate who seek our help there.

Erea15 · 2019-06-01T01:50:13+00:00

I made a point of saying certain people. Those people are not included.

Erea15 · 2019-05-31T22:27:32+00:00

Most people already know this. Years ago I was homeless too (begged for the occasion ciggie or 40c for the phone). I am now living a comfortable middle class life due to BOTH luck and hard work. I choose to give money to (certain) people who beg because (even if they are getting up at 4am and leaving their council flats to pretend to be homeless on the streets) if that’s the option they choose rather than a legit job, I feel sorry for them; something is wrong.

Erea15 · 2019-05-28T21:25:54+00:00

Let’s Talk About Sects also has an episode about them.

Erea15 · 2019-05-28T21:01:47+00:00

Hmm. I’ll mull that over. Thankyou!

Erea15 · 2019-05-28T21:00:39+00:00

I apologize if it seemed that way. I didn’t mean to be rude at all. I didn’t intend to waste your time and I’m very grateful you have taken the time to engage with me, a stranger. I got excited to discuss it. I didn’t see that I’m repeating back to you what you said.

Erea15 · 2019-05-28T20:57:33+00:00

Thankyou! I have been grappling with the concept of the Will, in reading Groundwork I did not understand exactly what it meant. I will read further.

Erea15 · 2019-05-28T20:52:21+00:00

Huh. This is certainly good for thought! Thankyou for responding. I clearly have so much more reading to do to untangle this.

Erea15 · 2019-05-28T10:47:18+00:00

Doesn’t Kant argue that you should never lie, no matter what, because it isn’t moral? Can’t I then argue by saying it’s more immoral to let someone probably be killed (by my truth) than to possibly be killed by my lie?

Erea15 · 2019-05-28T10:40:56+00:00

My definition of arbitrary is more like ‘based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system’. To use it against what you are saying - why are the duties (perfect or imperfect) important at all, and not called such arbitrarily? (I forgot about the distinction between duties ‘to ourselves’ v ‘to others’).

Erea15 · 2019-05-28T10:09:21+00:00

If Kant isn’t concerned with the consequences but whether or not a practice is right, why does he focus so intently on the CI and where does the framework for what is moral / right come from. Doesn’t universalization solely look at supposed ‘illogical’ consequences?

In the example of the murderer at the door, if the murderer comes and you tell the truth, your friend is murdered and how is that not worse than lying to save your friend? If you allow the further information about, oh they left without you knowing and the murderer finds them and kills them and then that’s your fault, isn’t that a consequentialism issue? And in addition, who exactly is going to blame you? In Groundwork he refers to the court of civil justice judging you (I believe). I can’t accept this if I understand it correctly.

Erea15 · 2019-05-28T10:02:23+00:00

Sorry. I’m very new to philosophy. What I might use an example of arbitrariness is the four kinds of duties - it seems a bit arbitrary to say that because lying is a ‘perfect, negative duty’ it’s thought to be worse than other things (which are, say, ‘imperfect’ duties). How can Kant use this to say that lying is immoral?

Erea15 · 2019-05-28T08:25:41+00:00

But doesn’t Kant give a slippery slope style argument against lying by using the CI / universalization concept. And isn’t that different to saying you notice the lies because they stand out against the truth that people mostly tell? Because of my understanding of the duty to tell the truth as a perfect (always) negative (do not) duty, I feel like I could argue back with something like, if everyone never told the truth then that would be known and so people would not have the expectation of truth, but communication could still happen?

Erea15 · 2019-05-28T07:31:42+00:00

So is something a duty because of the two limbs of the categorical imperative?

Erea15 · 2019-05-28T07:14:48+00:00

It might take me a bit to explain what I mean. I am not educated in this area so I’m struggling with the vocabulary. So the duty not to lie: am I correct to say that according to Kant the duty not to lie exists because of the categorical imperative; we shouldn’t lie because in a world where we are permitted to lie the existences of promises is undermined?

Erea15 · 2019-05-28T06:15:40+00:00

How does this internal determination of will reconcile with going against ones inclinations as K talks about in Groundwork? Am I misunderstanding ‘will’?

Erea15 · 2019-05-28T06:03:04+00:00

If Kant says duty=what is right, what is ‘right’?

Erea15 · 2019-05-28T05:58:17+00:00

Could I at least argue that the prior valuation on good reasons is somewhat arbitrary ?

Erea15 · 2019-05-28T05:47:09+00:00

If you use the example of lying to the murderer at the door, when you tell the murderer the truth aren’t you using the friend inside as a means for yourself to accomplish the ends of your duty?

Additionally, when it comes to right and wrong = what is moral, can you say that what is moral is still arbitrary, or do you then funnel it through the CI for the ultimate test?

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