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Ethics must be applied universally or not at all. You cannot be said to be ethical if you pick and choose where you apply said ethics. If you believe that the initiation of force against another is wrong, and yet you have no qualms about robbing your neighbor, you cannot claim to be ethical.

However...

For ethics to have any merit, they must be shared.

If you behave ethically towards a person, but they respond with unethical behavior (they assault or rob you, for example), you are under no obligation to continue to behave ethically towards them. For example, it would be perfectly fine to take your property back from them without their consent.

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SW-User

I tried taking an ethics class but man the stuff is hard. The Professor mumbled but damn he was smart. I cant comment on it because im going to sound like a fool lol

Alchemy5150 · 41-45, M

No worries. Ethics are difficult. I'm a student of them myself and many of the concepts are hard to wrap your head around sometimes.

yllacsar · 46-50, M

ethics is NOT a philosophical debate.......you idiot

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yllacsar · 46-50, M

People who like to pretend they are intellectuals might like to PRETEND that ethics is a philosophical debate

Alchemy5150 · 41-45, M

http://www.iep.utm.edu/ethics/
Lol so...Objectivism, Utilitarianism, Pragmatism, Consqeuentialism etc were all the products of people who just wanted to wanted others to think they were smart. Of course this would include Aristotle who was the author of Nicomachean Ethics.

Nope. Ethics have nothing to do with philosophy at all...because you say so.

okaybut · 56-60, M

@yllacsar Hmmm...I imagine you have not read any moral philosophy...you idiot. It is one of the central themes of Philosophy and Myth...the consequences or our thoughts and actions.

okaybut · 56-60, M

I do not agree...ie Nietzsche the notion of the Superman.

Alchemy5150 · 41-45, M

@okaybut The Nietzsche Superman concept is unethical in that rather than adhere to consistent, rational values, such a person would simply create their own which would coincide with their will to power. This is not surprising since Nietzsche rejected the concept of reason in favor of will. This does not disprove the concept of rational, universal ethics, it simply illustrates that Nietzsche's philosophy rejected such concepts. And history has show the consequences of adherence to such thinking.

okaybut · 56-60, M

@Alchemy5150 Would you not say that Ethics while shared is a negotiated and agreed upon construct?

SW-User

If your ethics constitute a collection of poor moral values wtf are you babbling about?

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