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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on The Most Dangerous Game by Roderick T. Long
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(Policy of Truth) The Most Dangerous Game
For a moment the general did not reply; he was smiling his curious red-lipped smile. Then he said slowly, “No. You are wrong, sir. The Cape buffalo is not the most dangerous big game.” He sipped his wine. “Here in my preserve on this island,” he said in the same slow tone, “I hunt more…
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(QC RSS) Eggciting Developments
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(Policy of Truth) HOW EXTREME UNLIKELIHOOD MIGHT BLOCK REQUIREMENT SPECIFICALLY
Suppose that general normative requirement works like this: if X is generally required to A, this is partially constituted by X’s not-A-ing options in her choice situations starting out with a very high negative valence (that generally swamps any negative valence of the not-A-ing options). Now suppose that, in particular choice situation S, it is…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on THE OUGHT-DEFEATING WORK OF UNLIKELIHOOD? by mlyoung57
In reply to David Potts. I’ve figured out that the proposal I’m considering here is not really that plausible. Grant that the unlikelihood of X pulling off some option A can diminish, down to some infinitesimal amount, the magnitude of the …
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(Cat and Girl) The Oracle of Delphi Returns!
This is a syndicated post, originally published by Dorothy at Cat and Girl.
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(Pixie Trix Comix) Pixie Trix Comix – Before a certain someone loses it
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(QC RSS) The Gaming Zone
The Gamer’s Basement….
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on THE OUGHT-DEFEATING WORK OF UNLIKELIHOOD? by mlyoung57
Thanks, David. That is helpful. I don’t think the approach I’m suggesting would yield anything like a general rule against moral requirements that are difficult to meet (or otherwise unlikely to be met). More like: that it is super-unlikely…
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(QC RSS) THESE Assholes
These guys!!
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