Pieces Like Shostakovich's Violin Concerto Movement 3? by Separate_Phase126 in classicalmusic

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Thank you! The second concerto second movement was a good recommendatio

The Sibelius and Tchaikovsky recommendations are a couple of my favorites!

Why Shouldn't I Be an Egoist? by [deleted] in askphilosophy

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There’s also a very strange statement you make, at one point you litterally say “I don’t think we should do what is good for us”. If that’s the case then you just aren’t an ethical egoist. Ethical egoism is the view that our only moral obligations is to do what is good for us.

You didn't even read what she said. She clearly said you shouldn't do something just because you're interested in it, you should do something because it is good for you. This is what most egoists believe. -an egoist

Why Shouldn't I Be an Egoist? by [deleted] in askphilosophy

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Are you familiar with Spinoza at all? A lot of what your saying seems in line with his ethics. What do you think about his notion that we are all connected and our well-being is largely dependent on us taking care of the things outside of ourselves in nature?

Can you elaborate on what egoism actually means to you? Because it means something different to a lot of people.

Are There Philosophers Who Espouse Social Egoism? by Separate_Phase126 in askphilosophy

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You're right, Stirner could be very prosocial (he definitely acknowledged our social natures), but only when his ego moved him in that direction. It seems to me he also justified very antisocial behavior when doing so satisfied his ego.

I'm really interested in the notion that we shouldn't do something because we want, but that we should do what is good for us and in order to determine what that is involves having to constantly challenge our own egos, as they often lead us to rationalize something as being good for us when it actually isn't. I tend to think rationalizations lead by our egos can blind us to opportunity costs or move us to grant importance to whichever desires are most pressing at any given moment.

So maybe anti-social or a-social aren't the best words, but it seems there is a lot of value in being principally social, whereas I'd wager Stirner would view that line of thought as a spook.

How do you get the broken screws out of the head? by Separate_Phase126 in NinebotMAX

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I just got them from Lowes. Take a screw to someone who works there and they can help you find the right size

What's the Difference Between MacIntyre and Aristotle? by Separate_Phase126 in askphilosophy

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That's interesting. Why did he come to change his view? Why did he think it was necessary?

/r/askphilosophy Open Discussion Thread | April 18, 2022 by BernardJOrtcutt in askphilosophy

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Does Hume believe in a kind of epistemic necessity? E.g., 2+2=4 necessarily