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Sources of the Human Morality (take 2)
Whatever is done in this case, a killing will happen. So, you need to … take the entire responsibility upon yourself. These kind of actions we term human in full meaning of the word [and they] run against “adaptive behaviour,” that is, against any biological interpretation… Continue reading
Posted in Basic Ideas, dialogue, Ethics, Human psyche, humanity, morality, Science, Theory
Tagged adaptation, animalism, behaviour, choice, conscience, ethics, God, human nature, humanism, humanity, logic, morality
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Sources of Human Morality
[I]f we do not seek and see specifically how humans are different from animals then we don’t actually talk about different species here and use “evolution” and “adaptation” as abstract explanatory principles as successfully and effectively as other thinkers use God for that purpose. And the later is much more preferable for one reason at least: It tells us something about who we are. Continue reading
Posted in Basic Ideas, Culture, Ethics, Human psyche, Principles, Science, Theory
Tagged adaptation, animal, bad, behavior, biology, evolution, good, human, idea, logic, morale, pleasure, reduction, sensation, speech
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What about “evil consciousness?”
Evil person is an air monger [who] does not look at things but dreams about them. Unfortunately these dreams guide actions. Continue reading
Posted in Basic Ideas, Human psyche, Theory
Tagged conscience, consciousness, equality, evil, fantasy, human nature, humanity, others, reality
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Morality: Relative or Universal?
It is important to keep in mind the above noted difference for you cannot bring up, as some say, “the highest level of moral development” (a quote from a comment at a meet-up “Morality: Relative or Universal?”) through indoctrination. It “develops” in action when the entire responsibility is yours. Continue reading
Posted in Basic Ideas, Culture, Ethics, Theory
Tagged Bibler, ethics, human nature, humanity, Kant, morality
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Human = Story telling creature
That is, liberation-individualization of story telling and story teller was, in fact, bringing up of individual consciousness. Continue reading
Posted in Basic Ideas, Culture, Theory
Tagged civilization, consciousness, culture, human nature, humnity, individuality, story telling
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Conscience and Consciousness
[C]onsciousness and conscience presuppose one another… Continue reading
Posted in Basic Ideas, dialogue, Human psyche, Theory
Tagged communication, conscience, consciousness, evil, human nature, humanity
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A Work of Art = A New World: Chronotope
In short: Arts (fiction in the first place) and only arts teach us the sense of time. Continue reading
Posted in Basic Ideas, The Book, Theory
Tagged arts, Bakhtin, Bibler, chronotope, consciousness, sense of time
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On different cases of copyright “infrigement”
[U]nrestricted but attributed usage of a creative work contributes in its author’s name. It brings him exposure, fame . . . if the work is brilliant enough. And the name is that magic tool which . . . turns the work in money. Restrictions, in this regard, do nothing. Continue reading
Posted in Basic Ideas, On licencing, Theory
Tagged copyright, creative work, culture, freedom, restrictions
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Should We Obey The Laws of Nature?
[S]hould we follow the nature of culture while attempting to govern it? Or we can just take laws derived from other areas (real estate, for example) and apply them to culture? Continue reading
Logic of Freedom & Logic of Catastrophe
Intellectual Property will cause a catastrophe, sooner or later. Continue reading
Posted in Basic Ideas, Theory
Tagged arts, catastrophe, creativity, culture, freedom, humanity, intellectual property, logic
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