https://splint.rs/tags/philosophyethics/ Recent content in Philosophy,"Ethics" on Splint.rs Hugo -- gohugo.io en CC0 or whatever, I'm not your dad Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://splint.rs/posts/causation/ Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://splint.rs/posts/causation/ <p>We determine causes by Ethics, rather than any type of science.</p> <blockquote> <p>A man drinks some vodka, and soon after starts a fight in the pub, concerning a political point.</p> </blockquote> <p>If we investigate the cause of the fight, we'll find many differing answers.</p> <ul> <li>The man claims the vodka was the cause, and he should stop drinking vodka.</li> <li>The barman claims the man was the cause of the fight.</li> <li>The man's friends note that a number of fights have started due to politics, and conclude that people should stop discussing politics.</li> </ul> <p>People point and blame things which they want to change. The man blames the vodka in order to not blame himself. His friends have a similar tactic, but offer a tantalizing solution which promises to stop many fights in the future. The barman just wants to not deal with that guy again.</p>