Comments on: Oughts and Ends

By: Jeff G

Jeff G — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:57:31 +0000

I figured as much. There’s a very slim chance that I would have read the whole thing either. :). I know the dialogues are a little drawn out, poorly written and more than a bit tedious, but there is a reason for my adopting this form. Hopefully this reason becomes a bit clearer by the time part 6 is finished.

As a helpful guide here is how the series is structured:

Parts 1-3 are centered on Eve and open-mindedness as striving toward a complete knowledge of things.

Parts 4-6 will center on S and skepticism as striving toward a consistent knowledge of things.

By: Geoff J

Geoff J — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:35:02 +0000

I suspect I am not the only one who hasn’t read the whole post yet… Short attention span issues. Long posts like this tend to get procrastinated. Reading it all closely is still on my to-do list though.

By: Jeff G

Jeff G — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:29:38 +0000

I’m surprised there aren’t stronger reactions/objections to this post. I think naturalism forces something like this view of morality upon us, a view which we instinctionally find quite repugnant. Unfortunately, I think the strength of the position lies in its ability to explain our repugnance toward it.

By: Jeff G

Jeff G — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:55:27 +0000

Oh Phooey!! It was just my way of illustrating how Eve’s desire for knowledge led to her eating. (I count at least three ways that it did so in this version). It was also an illustration of how the pursuit of knowledge can unravel morality.

By: Stephen M (Ethesis)

Stephen M (Ethesis) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:33:42 +0000

So, given that cheating sometimes occurs, and so do narrative styles, I will walk over to Adam and ask him what he has done, to confirm whether or not this is a cheating event on your behalf.

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