http://www.jame5.com/?p=30 A Tale of Good and Evil Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:34:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.jame5.com/?p=30&cpage=1#comment-8818 Rational Morality » The unfortunate etymology of ’selfishness’ in objectivist ethics Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:35:14 +0000 http://www.jame5.com/?p=30#comment-8818 [...] it begins to be problematic however since there is good reason to think that altruism and egoism are non useful concepts. Once we realize that and start redefining selfish in line with the discoveries of modern [...] [...] it begins to be problematic however since there is good reason to think that altruism and egoism are non useful concepts. Once we realize that and start redefining selfish in line with the discoveries of modern [...]

]]> http://www.jame5.com/?p=30&cpage=1#comment-8581 Rational Morality » Rational spirituality Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:11:24 +0000 http://www.jame5.com/?p=30#comment-8581 [...] to be a universal law in line Kant’s categorical imperative is a first step. As a consequence what one does to others becomes equivalent to what one does to oneself, ergo feeling for the other, as one with the other becomes a rational moral value resulting in the [...] [...] to be a universal law in line Kant’s categorical imperative is a first step. As a consequence what one does to others becomes equivalent to what one does to oneself, ergo feeling for the other, as one with the other becomes a rational moral value resulting in the [...]

]]> http://www.jame5.com/?p=30&cpage=1#comment-34 Rational Morality » Respect as basis for interaction with other agents Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:36:11 +0000 http://www.jame5.com/?p=30#comment-34 [...] rationality R(i) and an equal amount of resources available to each agent. All agents share the rational objective utility function as their implicit utility function Fi(i). All agents will turn their resources into utility with an [...] [...] rationality R(i) and an equal amount of resources available to each agent. All agents share the rational objective utility function as their implicit utility function Fi(i). All agents will turn their resources into utility with an [...]

]]> http://www.jame5.com/?p=30&cpage=1#comment-31 Rational Morality » Trust as an emergent phenomenon among rational agents Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:19:47 +0000 http://www.jame5.com/?p=30#comment-31 [...] assume a reality in which all agents are rational. In such a reality all agents will adopt the the rationally implicit utility function ‘ensure continued co-existence‘ as their explicit utility function Fe(i). All agents [...] [...] assume a reality in which all agents are rational. In such a reality all agents will adopt the the rationally implicit utility function ‘ensure continued co-existence‘ as their explicit utility function Fe(i). All agents [...]

]]> http://www.jame5.com/?p=30&cpage=1#comment-28 Jame5 » Rational morality Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:50:58 +0000 http://www.jame5.com/?p=30#comment-28 [...] had the opportunity to sleep over my previous post on resolving moral paradoxes I woke up attempting to find a best fit description for the concept that started to build in my [...] [...] had the opportunity to sleep over my previous post on resolving moral paradoxes I woke up attempting to find a best fit description for the concept that started to build in my [...]

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