I disagree. Reason can take you there by virtue of justice or equality.
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dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 1 week agoEmpathy is a passion. Without empathy, there’s no justification for helping others at your own expense.
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 6 days ago
How can pure reason arrive at any understanding of justice?
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
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I am a sentient creature that feels pain and pleasure
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Others appear to be sentient creatures that feel pain and pleasure
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Pain is bad, so I should avoid inflicting it
You don’t need empathy as an axiom to derive it rationally
xthexder@l.sw0.com 6 days ago
Statement #3 is hearsay. I would argue the only thing you can know is that you personally do not like pain. There is no absolute good or bad, only what aligns or doesn’t with your passions.
The Golden Rule of “treating others as one would want to be treated”, is a logical conclusion that comes from experiencing the world and seeing that there’s a high probability that others will return actions in kind. It’s not perfect since everyone has different preferences (just look at the variety of sexualities and kinks out there).
dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 6 days ago
Pain and pleasure are passions. You said you were gonna use pure reason. Not use reason as an aid to passions.
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Comment105@lemm.ee 1 week ago
It’s not exactly something everyone has. There are quite a few psychopaths and sociopaths and a huge amount of narcissists out there
dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 1 week ago
Do you think there are more people with NPD than ASPD?
Comment105@lemm.ee 6 days ago
Rudimentary Google gives me ~6.2% vs. 0.2- 3.3%, why?
dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 6 days ago
Put that with the 6.2%, and that makes it sound like most personality disorders are NPD. That sounds unbalanced and suspect. Where did you get that figure? Drag always heard 1% for each.