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I don't see how picking a philosophy then claiming the outcome is rational, while picking a different philosophy will lead to a claim that the outcome is irrati
by 11101010001100 3y ago
I don't see how picking a philosophy then claiming the outcome is rational, while picking a different philosophy will lead to a claim that the outcome is irrational is anything more than just quibbling over inconsistent semantics.
- satvikpendem 3y agoRational just means that the logic is sound and valid. If each philosophy's axioms change, both can be rational, logically speaking, but be incompatible.
- frognumber 3y agoValues don't come from logic. My values can be: - The greatest good for the greatest number, where good is defined by happiness ... by self-growth ... by adherence to a code of behavior - Loyalty to family and country - Improve humanity by euthanizing inferior individuals - Save the environment from humanity - Subjugate the environment for humanity ... and so on. Those have no logic behind them. They're just values. They're arbitrary. Logic comes in after that, in what you do from there.