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Comment author: JMiller 07 February 2013 08:47:24PM 1 point [-]

So have I. I am a lot more comfortable with logic and computability. Right now, the debate between consequentialism and deontology is hard for me to grasp, because I feel like by tabooing words I can re write any dilemma to sympathize with either theory.

Comment author: BerryPick6 07 February 2013 08:52:40PM 4 points [-]

Right now, the debate between consequentialism and deontology is hard for me to grasp, because I feel like by tabooing words I can re write any dilemma to sympathize with either theory.

If I can recommend a textbook (I don't know how acceptable a solution that is, but whatever) Normative Ethics helped me overcome a lot of confusion about terms and theories and realize that it's not all just pure wordplay. It definitely helped me get a better handle on the specifics of the debate between the various normative moral positions.

Comment author: JMiller 07 February 2013 09:10:39PM 1 point [-]

Thanks for the recommendation. Parts of it are required reading for two of my courses.

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