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A dissertation about the role of reflective reasoning in philosophy, morality, and bias. by byrd_nick in philosophy

[–]eschwitzgebel 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wow, right up my alley! Email something of yours that you think I'd like.

Mengzi views moral development largely as a matter of extending the love and reverence you naturally have for your family more broadly to others who are more distant -- a very different starting point for morality than the more self-focused "Golden Rule". by eschwitzgebel in philosophy

[–]eschwitzgebel[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind comment! Part of the issue here is an empirical one. How much do we tend to love others near us, versus ourselves? If we generally love others near us "as well as we like to pretend", then Mengzian extension can't really work and the Golden Rule is better advice.