Wed 4 May, 2011 02:31 pm - [quote]No. You are confusing absolute and relative meanings of "existence". But irrespective of that, what do you mean by "more practical" ?[/quote]
In my first post I asked... (view)
Wed 4 May, 2011 12:52 pm - I have read something from Heidegger (from Dasein etc.), but not so much after all. Anyhow, I think that my way of approaching philosophical questions - like existence - is more practical.... (view)
Tue 3 May, 2011 09:11 am - [quote]That assumes that "existence" is absolute. My points assume existence is relative as is valuation of such relational existence.[/quote]
I have to admit that I didn´t quite... (view)
Tue 3 May, 2011 04:54 am - I said:
The basic argument is as follows: we have no moral right to cause something that radically changes the existence of another individual or – to be more precise: from non-existence... (view)
Mon 2 May, 2011 02:45 pm - [quote]Since "life" presumably is a requirement for "valuation" it seems somewhat perverse to discuss the value of the valuer. The joke about " whether turkeys would vote... (view)
Wed 20 Apr, 2011 11:51 am - [i]"Values are intangibles. They are, in the final analysis, things of the mind that have to do with the vision people have of "the good life" for themselves and their... (view)