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> So interrogating this question doesn't reveal much more than societal divisions along semantic lines. Surely knowing that words mean different things to diff
by JadeNB 7y ago
> So interrogating this question doesn't reveal much more than societal divisions along semantic lines.
Surely knowing that words mean different things to different people in the same society, and knowing what they mean, is quite valuable knowledge!
> what do we do about murderers? … Deference?
Is there any chance that 'Deference?' was a typo? I can't seem to make sense of it.
- ineedasername 7y agoOh, yes, revealing those societal divisions, the different meanings, can be an important activity. I just don't think, from a utilitarian "what's best for society" that it is the root question. The more fundamental question, I believe, is what does society do about such crimes? What are it's goals? The "is it murder" questions gains, I believe, much more relevance in that context. >Deference: Oops, that should be deterence