Re:MIT Faculty Votes for Statement on Freedom of Expression ...
by naasking on Monday December 26, 2022 @12:42PM
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Great, you're free to not want them, but everyone has to justify their actions, so an action like banning a group still requires justification. If that justification is sound and based on accepted ethical principles, it should arguably become an ethical rule. I personally haven't seen an argument that satisfies the requirements.
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Re:MIT Faculty Votes for Statement on Freedom of Expression ...
by hotpotamus on Monday December 26, 2022 @01:36PM
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I don't think I've ever met a human who was incapable of justifying their actions.
Re:MIT Faculty Votes for Statement on Freedom of Expression ...
by naasking on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @08:21AM
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They're all capable of attempting to justify their actions, but rarely is that justification sound. "Justification" here means a deductive argument from principles, sort of like what you'd find in a court of law based on except based on ethical rather than legal principles.