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Add32 t1_is1bmi9 wrote
Reply to comment by ConsciousLiterature in The Philosophical Underpinning of “War Crimes” Statutes by ADefiniteDescription
I was mostly establishing that exploring the ethics of war has a use, not that it was always used. (that not all conflicts are inherently unethical)
If you want to change a country, get involved in its politics. There is no shortcut.
Add32 t1_irxr16q wrote
Reply to comment by glass_superman in The Philosophical Underpinning of “War Crimes” Statutes by ADefiniteDescription
The ethics of war are not somthing putin cares about. Those fighting against him can and should still use them.
There is also the question of whether initiating a war is ever ethical/justified. It's not to hard to craft an example where aggressive intervention appears to be the only moral path forward. (And if we can do that, we definitely need ethics for war/intervention/occupation.)
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Reply to comment by JustAPerspective in A cross between an Existentialist and an Old Testament prophet, Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard urged his "single individual" reader to follow the "highest passion" of faith rather than becoming one of the stereotyped pseudo-individuals of "The Crowd" by thelivingphilosophy
Just want to point out human memory is notoriously inaccurate, and its completely possible to decieve yourself. Kinda puts a hole in the subjective experience bedrock from my perspective. (Also that definition of knowledge is rather suspect)
Faith appears to me as a tautology. Somthing you need inorder to maintain.