Will_Newsome comments on Are Deontological Moral Judgments Rationalizations? - Less Wrong

37 Post author: lukeprog 16 August 2011 04:40PM

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Comment author: Will_Newsome 16 August 2011 07:42:17PM *  3 points [-]

I think there's something important to say here... Like, maybe a list of bad things that happen when you start thinking of persons as the primary bearers of justification, rather than beliefs or actions. You seem way too focused on whether or not Luke as a person is justified... like, if you could think things through from first principles, this wouldn't be how you would approach problems like this... bleh. Sorry, that's really enigmatic, but it's important to mention.

Comment author: lessdazed 18 August 2011 07:00:36AM *  3 points [-]

I think there's something important to say here

I'm not sure if this means "I have something to say to you, it is the following:" or "I think you said some things that were good to say, (and by implication, you said some things that were not good to say,) and I will now paraphrase the good part of what you said as I would have said it:"

like, if you could think things through from first principles, this wouldn't be how you would approach problems like this

Same issue as above, I can't tell if you are trying to say something to me (and if so, what) or if you are offering an alternative to have said instead of what I did say.