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Elevate yourself to become more virtuous

Posted by Prowisorio on Friday, January 14, 2011, In : filosofie 
PREPARE to be placed on a pedestal by those seeking to persuade you to care more for others. Positioning people at elevated heights can make them more compassionate, helpful, cooperative and charitable.
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Psychologists have become increasingly aware of the associations between physical states and mental concepts. Sanna says the effect he found is related to our conceptual connections between "up" and "good", but the exact mechanism connecting metaphorical associations in the brain to behavio...

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The philosopher and the wolf - Mark Rowlands (reactie)

Posted by Prowisorio on Monday, November 22, 2010, In : boeken 
Het overkomt me niet vaak of eigenlijk: tot nu toe is het me nog nooit overkomen dat een filosofieboek me zo raakt. Op pagina vier was het al raak: Mark Rowlands, de schrijver, maar vooral ook eigenaar van Brenin, de wolf, is dan op weg naar de dierenarts om Brenin te laten inslapen. Brenin ligt achterin de Jeep. Brenin hoort niet te liggen, Brenin staat altijd in de auto en Mark hoopt, tegen beter weten in, dat Brenin nog een keer gaat staan. Dan kan hij omkeren en naar huis gaan en is dit n...

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De vrije wil moet je niet schrappen

Posted by Prowisorio on Thursday, November 11, 2010, In : filosofie 
[...] De vrije wil is een nuttige fictie. Net zo als bijvoorbeeld ’de wil van het volk’. Het idee dat een besluit dat in de Tweede Kamer wordt genomen werkelijk de wil van ’het’ volk zou zijn, is strikt genomen onzin, want er zijn altijd mensen die er anders over denken. Maar het is wel nuttig om dit te veronderstellen, want daarmee heb je een goed uitgangspunt om een samenleving vreedzaam te besturen.”[...]


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Morals Without God? - Frans de Waal

Posted by Prowisorio on Thursday, November 4, 2010, In : filosofie 
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This is what sets human morality apart: a move towards universal standards combined with an elaborate system of justification, monitoring and punishment.

At this point, religion comes in. Think of the narrative support for compassion, such as the Parable of the Good Samaritan, or the challenge to fairness, such as the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard, with its famous conclusion “The last will be first, and the first will be last.” Add to this an almost Skinnerian fondness of...

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The Honor Code: How Moral Revolutions Happen - Kwame Anthony Appiah

Posted by Prowisorio on Saturday, October 30, 2010, In : boeken 
[...] The moral arguments against duelling, foot-binding, slavery and disfigurement and execution of innocent women were known long before they influenced public attitudes. And when they did so, it was not because of any intrinsic appeal to rationality, or even humanity or sympathy. Rather, a shift had to occur in which people began to feel that their honour was compromised by the practice. Reformers had to mobilise contempt and shame, the sense of being dishonoured even by belonging to a soc...
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Moraal en wetenschap

Posted by Prowisorio on Friday, October 22, 2010, In : filosofie 

As we come to a scientific understanding of morality, society is not going to descend into anarchy. Instead, we may be able to shape our moral thinking towards nobler ends.

Morality: Don't be afraid – science can make us better (New Scientist)

Morality: 'We can send religion to the scrap heap' (New Scientist)

Morality: Do your worst, virtually (New Scientist)


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