A new book argues that violence laid the foundation for virtue

Re:A new book argues that violence laid the foundation for v... by rgrieselhuber on Friday February 15, 2019 @11:31AM (#19172182)

Virtue is meaningless, when talking about violence, if you don’t have the capability to carry it out and yet restrain yourself from doing so. People with no capacity for violence who say they are pacifists or non-violent. They just aren’t capable of it anyway. That doesn’t lead to a virtuous society.

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Re:A new book argues that violence laid the foundation for v... by war1025 on Friday February 15, 2019 @11:32AM (#19172196)

Reminds me of a quote I saw someplace that I don't remember who it was attributed to:

The highest honor you can give a man is that he can do harm, but chooses not to.

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Re:A new book argues that violence laid the foundation for v... by Dudenoso on Friday February 15, 2019 @03:26PM (#19174396)

Very, very few people have no capability for violence. Guns are a thing and even people that normally wouldn't be a treat can poke a knife on your kidney from behind.

Why bother using that separation when very few are on the side of no capability?

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Re:A new book argues that violence laid the foundation for v... by rgrieselhuber on Friday February 15, 2019 @03:57PM (#19174642)

Having access to tools in theory and having the physical and mental capability to engage in violent behavior (whatever the reason) are two very different things.

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