= 27d567bc2d48d9f40e9ccc20ea370b15)
Kaj_Sotala comments on Are consequentialism and deontology not even wrong? - Less Wrong Discussion
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
= 783df68a0f980790206b9ea87794c5b6)
Loading…= b715d02e85f7b3b4ae65ca3d3e450868)
Subscribe to RSS Feed
Powered by Reddit
= f037147d6e6c911a85753b9abdedda8d)
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
Comments (57)
The Torah is pretty old. Did you just mean that the influence of memes stating that "there is such a thing as 'divine law,'" and "behavior should be constrained by 'divine law'" on Europe is relatively recent"?
I meant that a divine law-inspired conception of morality in a society that doesn't actually believe in divine law, might be pretty recent.
Ok. Your post title seems pretty strong, then.
I agree that history of ideas is super important, and I further agree that there is a strong relationship between the concept 'divine law' and the concept 'deontology.' But they are not the same, and deontology can outgrow its roots. Nor do its roots settle its value.