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minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·7 months agoHow can pure reason arrive at any understanding of justice?
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months ago I am a sentient creature that feels pain and pleasure Others appear to be sentient creatures that feel pain and pleasure Pain is bad, so I should avoid inflicting it You don’t need empathy as an axiom to derive it rationally
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·7 months agoPain and pleasure are passions. You said you were gonna use pure reason. Not use reason as an aid to passions.
How can pure reason arrive at any understanding of justice?
I am a sentient creature that feels pain and pleasure
Others appear to be sentient creatures that feel pain and pleasure
Pain is bad, so I should avoid inflicting it
You don’t need empathy as an axiom to derive it rationally
Pain and pleasure are passions. You said you were gonna use pure reason. Not use reason as an aid to passions.