Recent content by Mithrandir

This is interesting and the way it was presented seems to correlate to some degree if you were to condense like the first 3 states into the 1st paradigm worldview, for example. This sounds like the ethical reasoning of someone in the 4th paradigm worldview (moderate). If you think this model is...

I think you may be over-complicating this. The loss of self is ego-related, basically the complete opposite of the 1st paradigm, which is only the self. In either worldview, you still have logistical needs that involve other people. That is when ethical reasoning comes into play, and those...

There is no presumption of morality at all. Simply there is no right or wrong, only chaos and the order imposed by one's will. The description is informational, based on the extensive research of Dr. Parsons and Dr. Potter through thousands of interviews in which they recognized and catalogued...

I think this group mostly just waits for technology to solve ethical issues. But yeah, these are the types of considerations in utilitarianism. Sometimes it is like attempting to quantify something that's qualitative. It's not a false dichotomy, they are just different definitions. A right is...

Oh, also, don't confuse the utopian worldview with living in a utopia. One is a worldview, the other just describes a society. You can have a utopian worldview and not live in a utopia, for example.

Life is no longer about self-interest. You only perceive yourself as part of the whole with no distinction of interests. Sure, but you would have no grounds to oppose slavery, for example. Because whatever benefits the most people is the "good". Justice would be it's a right, part of "Natural...

1st paradigm has a drive to assert control, because they perceive the world as chaotic, and the only order is the one they create for themselves. This would not be satisfied in a utopia where everyone is completely selfless. There is no context for them in which to perceive another life as...

Depends on if you consider family as an extension of self. If so, than 1st paradigm. If not, then tribal, us vs. them, binary.

This corresponds to 1st-2nd paradigm.

I've been revisiting a series of lectures by Daniel Sheehan that I watched 8-10 years ago, and decided to make a summary of the information he provides regarding the 7 modes of ethical reasoning. This model was originally developed and taught by Dr. Talcott Parsons at Harvard (originally 5...

Yeah it was good to get to know you too and I enjoyed reading your posts. You remind me of myself in some ways. Sorry to cut it short but you know me... "Grey Wanderer" ;)

Yeah, I think I'll be taking off. I've investigated this place and my Ne is satisfied. Might come back eventually or check in from time to time, we'll see. Thanks to those who've engaged with me in serious discussion.

Ran across these interesting passages about truth in Francis Bacon's Essays: "The inquiry of truth, which is the love-making or wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is the praise of it; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human natures ."...

The most insightful post in the whole thread and not a single person acknowledged it. Props. How much you have and how much you can give is always the same. It's the psychological perspective: The one who is always wanting more never has enough, but the one who is always giving away always has...

Yeah, I enjoy rogue-like games, but the closest I ever got to playing a permadeath MMO was when I played Day Z for a little bit. Seems like I'd be too prone to over-stressing to enjoy them long-term. Anymore, I rarely have the time to invest to get skilled enough in a game to be confident in it...