tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473166537823294555.post7654958012858630892..comments2023-11-02T06:04:23.552-04:00Comments on Back to the Drawing Board: On Desert and the Glass CeilingDannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14933199894935324897noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473166537823294555.post-46446356218819011762008-09-21T13:11:00.000-04:002008-09-21T13:11:00.000-04:00My short answer: I disagree; "noises" do not need ...My short answer: I disagree; "noises" do not need to make reference to empirically measurable phenomena in order to be coherent, and as ethics and morality inherently do not make reference to such phenomena, it is no surprise that an ethical issue such as this one would not be subject to empirical measurement.<BR/><BR/>On a related note, you might be interested in watching a fascinating conversation between A.J. Ayer and Brian Magee about Logical Positivism: <A>http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3AA43790D6348996&playnext=1</A>Danny Shaharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781136797017833336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473166537823294555.post-18037608012011234782008-09-21T01:59:00.000-04:002008-09-21T01:59:00.000-04:00Being (again) bit short of time , I'll just notice...Being (again) bit short of time , I'll just notice that it is once again the subjectivity issue, Instead of givig my arguments, here os a quotation from "Coventry" by Heinlen:<BR/>The revolutionists wished to establish maximum personal liberty. How could they accomplish that to a degree of high mathematical probability? First they junked the concept of 'justice'. Examined semantically 'justice' has no referent-there is no observable phenomenon in the space-time-matter continuum to which one can point, and say, 'This is justice.' Science can deal only with that which can be observed and measured. Justice is not such a matter; therefore it can never have the same meaning to one as to another; any 'noises' said about it will only add to confusion."Jonatan Krovitskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755263917070708938noreply@blogger.com