tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10910749.post111755916741662338..comments2023-03-25T04:24:10.585-07:00Comments on Richard Kirk on Ethics: Musing With A Hammer: THE "WHO'S TO SAY" ETHICS CONRKirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893241965610205006noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10910749.post-79450787068681275172018-10-23T10:58:38.149-07:002018-10-23T10:58:38.149-07:00concerning the comment that something is moral onl...concerning the comment that something is moral only because some "high-handed dude" says it is: That self-serving, guilt-absolving observation only holds until someone breaks into your home, steals your prized possessions and cash or murders your loved ones. At school it works until someone steals your backpack! Geez, what a lack of imagination. Moreover, i'll bet you a hundred RKirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15893241965610205006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10910749.post-28360131156096072842009-04-02T18:40:00.000-07:002009-04-02T18:40:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.maurilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148067652488456794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10910749.post-1125016263023143382005-08-25T17:31:00.000-07:002005-08-25T17:31:00.000-07:00Moral isn't a "tricky" word in my view. It derives...Moral isn't a "tricky" word in my view. It derives from a general term that refers to "mores" or "habits" and "customs" but, in its narrower usage, denotes actions that are ethically sound--<BR/>i.e. that correspond with the way the universe is and the way we are, essentially. Read C. S. Lewis's THE ABOLITION OF MAN for a more extensive discussion of "the Tao" or "Rita" or "natural law"--all RKirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15893241965610205006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10910749.post-1125012793271535332005-08-25T16:33:00.000-07:002005-08-25T16:33:00.000-07:00Interesting. Moral is a tricky word; I'm still no...Interesting. Moral is a tricky word; I'm still not sure what most people mean when they say it.<BR/><BR/>Is the "who's to say" line merely expressing skepticism, expressing that many moral claims lack substantive grounding? If so, would the best response be not to write off the line as contradictory but to try and ground the moral claim in some set of beliefs the listener shares?<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10910749.post-1119164546267326002005-06-19T00:02:00.000-07:002005-06-19T00:02:00.000-07:00Excellent brief articulation of the huge moral pro...Excellent brief articulation of the huge moral problem of our time: the pretense that there are no moral absolutes except the unacknowledged ones of the speaker! Bravo.G.Raphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091820284679327269noreply@blogger.com