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This argument (in the article) also leaves space for some kind of an is/ ought argument as well. No one should be special, but may be it was luck of the dice or
by NhanH 4y ago
This argument (in the article) also leaves space for some kind of an is/ ought argument as well. No one should be special, but may be it was luck of the dice or some reasons that someone is special. And because I believe I am special, I can break the rule. This doesn’t resolve that line of thinking.
- putzdown 4y agoYes. There’s also a temporal axis to this: maybe I’m not special in general, but this particular moment, this situation is special.
- ImHereToVote 4y agoWhy is it obvious that only special people can break rules? Why can't ordinary and plain people also do so?
- NhanH 4y agoMy statement was descriptive, not normative. I was describing a common justification how people act when they break rule (I break this due to …). I didn’t mean to discuss whether the justification makes any sense by itself
- LightG 4y agoBecause of the power dynamic. People are suckers for it.