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Re:Philosophical Landmines (2013) by Synaesthesia on Sunday January 31, 2021 @04:21AM (#25977385)
So what's wrong with saying that you should consider the consequences of your actions? That's elementary morality IMO
Re:Philosophical Landmines (2013) by TeMPOraL on Sunday January 31, 2021 @04:49AM (#25977568)
Nothing. TFA just says that if you want to say that, and you use the (fully appropriate) word "consequentialism", there's a high probability it'll derail the conversation into debate about philosophy.
Re:Philosophical Landmines (2013) by BrendanCoughlan on Sunday January 31, 2021 @05:24AM (#25977729)
Well ac'shually in normal philosophical use "consequentialism" means the morality of an action depending only on the consequences of that action. And that is a much more controversial (and IMNSHO wrong) proposition.
Re:Philosophical Landmines (2013) by simonh on Sunday January 31, 2021 @09:03AM (#25978873)
Step, step, step, KBOOM!