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I had skipped over that, but your comment interested me as I have liked what I read by Taleb. Looking up "Absolutist" in Wikipedia gives: Moral absolutism, the
by zafka 10y ago
I had skipped over that, but your comment interested me as I have liked what I read by Taleb.
Looking up "Absolutist" in Wikipedia gives:
Moral absolutism, the position that there are absolute standards against which moral questions can be judged, and that certain actions are either good or evil, regardless of the context of the act.
This definition appears to jive with what Taleb was saying.
Are you using a different definition?
- pdonis 10y agoThe word "absolutist" has several possible interpretations; moral absolutism is only one, and in context I don't think it makes sense. The definition I was using, which seems far closer to how Taleb appears to be using the word, is (from dictionary.com--merriam-webster.com gives a similar definition): "the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government." In other words, an absolutist about power, not about morals.