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Re: Max Stirner

Postby Noleaders » Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:03 pm

Well it depends i suppose. Egoism is radically sceptical and when you pursue scepticism to its logical conclusions all that exists is thoughts, not even thinkers are definately there, which also means you can be sceptical of the argument "you have to be sceptical of everything you don't know for certain". If you take a coherentist view of knowledge, which i do, then beliefs are true when they are coherent with all the other beliefs you have. At this point id say the burden of proof is on those saying murder, theft, etc. aren't wrong since it seems so contradictory to most of the other beliefs we have such as "murder and theft are harmful actions".
The Anarchists are simply unterrified Jeffersonian Democrats. They believe that 'the best government is that which governs least,' and that which governs least is no government at all.
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Re: Max Stirner

Postby Zazaban » Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:05 pm

They're not 'wrong' because right and wrong simply don't actually exist in blank-state world. However, they can still be harmful. Nothing incoherent there. Simply a view radically different from the moralism standard in our society.
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Re: Max Stirner

Postby Noleaders » Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:03 am

Yes but im challenging the premise that blank slate is based on. I know it isnt incoherent to say right and wrong dont exist but some things are harmful but i think your then getting on to a utilitarian based ethics system which isnt justified by blank slate since it sees human happiness as an intrinsic good.
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Re: Max Stirner

Postby Zazaban » Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:19 pm

I don't see it as an intrinsic good, I simply see it as desirable.
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Re: Max Stirner

Postby Noleaders » Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:29 pm

Ah ok. This may be semantics then cos where you say "desirable" i say "right".
My ethical ideas so far revolve around ethics being arising out of social interaction as opposed to any spooky notions, but id still say it falls under the catagory of natural rights.
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