FireFoxAssassin
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Post by FireFoxAssassin on Aug 9, 2018 15:38:59 GMT
"The end justifies the means",
Do you think that this moral is something we should abide by (and why)?
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Post by just10sp on Aug 24, 2018 5:06:38 GMT
The greater good does not mean best outcome
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Post by lupinate on Aug 26, 2018 9:07:32 GMT
"The ends justify the means" is utilitarianism's core principle. It's also one of the least consistent philosophical principles of all time.
The primary flaw with this concept is that it ignores the field of epigenetics. It also is fundamentally based around a bandwagon fallacy with a composition fallacy baked in - assuming that which the majority believes or prefers is ultimately true or preferable for all.
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Post by fschmidt on Aug 26, 2018 9:58:18 GMT
Theoretically yes, but practically no. And since I am practical, I vote "no".
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Amplify
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Post by Amplify on Sept 12, 2018 19:54:09 GMT
the issue here is that in theory it works fine but in practical application it doesn't fschmidt already pointed that out  |
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