Reflections on Ethics 1

Submitted by Jefu In response to previous discussion on Reflection 1, I think the following is apt. Taken from the May/June 1989 Utne Reader, which…

Submitted by Edward E Meadows III Re: Reflection 1 Which of the three was good? I don’t know, and I don’t care.

by JT Edward: I suppose you are being facetious in saying “I don’t know, and I don’t care,” in the preceding comment. But, I have to…

by Tom Roberts “Which of the three was indeed good?” Kevin Hatton responded: “They all were.” To my mind we don’t have enough information to make…

by Kevin Hatton Which of the three was indeed good? They all were. However the third is most, because his mode of ethics is Utilitarian,…

by Luke I consider myself Agnostic, but grew up Christian, and have witnessed the influence by the church. I think there is possibly a fourth…

by Hannah Maybe the third person is doing good things because it feels good to do them. It gives him a sense of pleasure, of…

by Kaye Well, in respnse to Hannah, doing good because it gives you this sense of fulfillment is much better than doing good because you’re expecting…

by Kaye Madison I’ve been reading all the interesting points put forth in discussion of Reflection 1, and just about everyone came up with a good…

by James Krieg Are there only three possible options? What about the person who also does good because of religious faith, but neither to gain…