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It can't possibly be wrong because people thought about it for centuries? Lots of such theories are wrong. I think it is good to point out the flaws in a short
by kkjjkgjjgg 5y ago
It can't possibly be wrong because people thought about it for centuries? Lots of such theories are wrong.
I think it is good to point out the flaws in a short and concise way. An achievement, really. It is more difficult to be short and concise than to write long articles.
- boomboomsubban 5y agoIt's entirely possible the idea is nonsense, attacking a straw man version of it doesn't show that an idea is nonsense. An idea developed over that period can't be meaningfully summed up in a sentence.
- belval 5y agoHe said nothing of the sort, he claims that the author is oversimplifying utilitarism.
- UncleMeat 5y agoIt can of course be wrong. But it is hubris to think that these ideas are new and haven't themselves been discussed and challenged in the moral philosophy community.