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Re: [The-Saint-Paul-Socrates-Cafe] moral dispute

From: Word Warrior M.
Sent on: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 6:01 AM
Just glanced over these latest posts (haven't been keeping up here in general), and
feel compelled to say a few things: Siva, I agree with Sigrid that Trump is every bit as
juvenile as he looks and sounds, and probably incapable of any in-depth thought. And
Doug, are we supposed to give up all commonsense in gauging others' intelligence and
preparedness for political office? Of course we all "judge" such things, and need to. (And
Trump's very extreme and obviously juvenile antics are nearly universally recognized.) Paul,
like your article but also think most of us recognize moral imperatives such as stopping
unjust killings. (Probably all the Somali Muslims in my apartment building certainly would.)
Those who don't generally have unrecognized or unspoken ego and/or power issues at play.
(And one of the oldest on earth certainly regards the position of women.)

Hope to see everyone tonight!

Gail

On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 1:09 PM, Paul Brown <[address removed]> wrote:
 In our meeting last week, Jon and I disagreed on whether a businessman was acting ethically. In Jon's story the businessman hid, from his lenders, the fact that the business was losing money. He justified this as the only way to save the  jobs of his many employees. This article in The New York Times, written by Alex Rosenburg, professor of philosophy at Duke University, sheds some light on why we have such trouble settling moral disputes.
Paul
 
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/13/can-moral-disputes-be-resolved/?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=opinion-c-col-right-region&region=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region




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