Ha, that's an interesting answer! This 'ability to suppress', for Kant, is free will. (Kantian ethics is the closest approximation to a Lawful Good ideology). It is (part of) what makes a person wort… (View Post)

I'm not exactly sure what you mean when you say my "situational"ethics. I don't blame you however. It took me years to get to a point where I think I "get it" and I still often mi… (View Post)

I live in philosopher salad! It is...difficult...to convey the love of wisdom through the 1's and 0's of this medium. But rest assured: I always have a smile on my face. :) They say that you shouldn'… (View Post)

Ironically, psychopaths use a 'sentimentalist' (as opposed to rationalist) logic when answering 'runaway trolley' type questions (things like, 'would you kill a person to save five?') Have you heard … (View Post)

This depends on whether or not you lean consequentialism or deontology. I have been thinking about the 'chaos/law' axis in terms of 'real' ethical philosophy and I would argue that those of lawful al… (View Post)