tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post1906221542961442703..comments2023-10-14T09:40:06.690-05:00Comments on Jean Kazez: The Ethics of EthicistsJean Kazezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-68307866973302119502010-10-01T19:38:47.297-05:002010-10-01T19:38:47.297-05:00Wayne, They looked at a wide range of behaviors, n...Wayne, They looked at a wide range of behaviors, not just "supererogatory" acts. Amusing example--apparently ethicists don't return books to the library as much as other philosophers do. That's surely not supererogatory.Jean Kazeznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-45960956100917376732010-10-01T17:15:50.604-05:002010-10-01T17:15:50.604-05:00Unless you think that the way ethicists think abou...Unless you think that the way ethicists think about superogatory duties is wrong, that in fact, the entire notion of "superogatory duty" is just an escape hatch for people who would like to draw the line of "legitimate requirement" over here rather than over there.Faustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-58358997440693725772010-09-29T14:51:01.406-05:002010-09-29T14:51:01.406-05:00Hmm... The reason why I don't donate blood as...Hmm... The reason why I don't donate blood as often as I should is because I'm not qualified to donate, otherwise I would. I am a organ donor. I give currently about 5% of my monthly income to charity. I'm an ethical vegetarian. <br /><br />But beyond myself, I think there is a lot of reason to think that this study is flawed, since it is focusing on the benevolent acts, rather Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627147979307495870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-23162867266973748092010-09-28T23:23:02.179-05:002010-09-28T23:23:02.179-05:00A "premise auhor" is one who produces ma...A "premise auhor" is one who produces many theses about how things are or ought to be, but then fails to exemplify them. <br /><br />"Nowadays people think that it is very glorious if someone is so fortunate as to be struck by a profound thought, to make a profound remark, now and then <i>horis succissivis</i> to compile something profound that in every other hour one <i>Faustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-54908174234767812102010-09-28T22:25:17.161-05:002010-09-28T22:25:17.161-05:00Uh oh, something else I don't understand. What...Uh oh, something else I don't understand. What does that mean?Jean Kazeznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-965222237070080202010-09-28T21:19:30.343-05:002010-09-28T21:19:30.343-05:00It's not really so puzzling. It just means tha...It's not really so puzzling. It just means that most ethicists are merely "premise authors," to use a Kierkegaardian term.Faustnoreply@blogger.com