I think some of the problem with ethical theory is that it often rests on ideas of right and wrong. Sometimes whatever you do or do not do will cause harm as a conseqence, and an action that may lead to good things must cause harm first.
Hence I prefer the idea that when considering ethics at an individual level we must think of the whole person, their experiences, abilities and desires, and the whole situation. Only then can we make an assessment about ethics.
Of course this sometimes hasn't stopped me saying "what a fuck weasel" about someone I don't know who has hurt a friend!
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Date: 2008-07-18 02:05 pm (UTC)Hence I prefer the idea that when considering ethics at an individual level we must think of the whole person, their experiences, abilities and desires, and the whole situation. Only then can we make an assessment about ethics.
Of course this sometimes hasn't stopped me saying "what a fuck weasel" about someone I don't know who has hurt a friend!