Comments on: The calculus of slack http://www.sculpin.com/journal/2007/08/27/the-calculus-of-slack/ stargazer, muddler, muffle-jaw, cockatouch, spoonhead, hookear, gudgeon, grubby, blob, bull-rout, blue garnet, miller's thumb Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:50:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Cam Sculpin http://www.sculpin.com/journal/2007/08/27/the-calculus-of-slack/comment-page-1/#comment-37362 Cam Sculpin Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:57:56 +0000 http://www.sculpin.com/journal/2007/08/27/the-calculus-of-slack/#comment-37362 Man, I can think about positive and negative rights (or whatever you'd like to call them) with perfect equanimity and even boredom, but when I consider them in this context, I sure get itchy. Man, I can think about positive and negative rights (or whatever you’d like to call them) with perfect equanimity and even boredom, but when I consider them in this context, I sure get itchy.

]]> By: catenoid http://www.sculpin.com/journal/2007/08/27/the-calculus-of-slack/comment-page-1/#comment-37338 catenoid Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:46:20 +0000 http://www.sculpin.com/journal/2007/08/27/the-calculus-of-slack/#comment-37338 When I pontificate on the rightness of the actions of others I usually go legalistic - the woman hitting my is violating my contract with society so she can go to hell quickly. So that's Kohlberg stage 4. I tend not to apply the higher stages to other individuals because I don't believe it helps practically. For group policy it may be relevant. When I pontificate on the rightness of the actions of others I usually go legalistic – the woman hitting my is violating my contract with society so she can go to hell quickly.

So that’s Kohlberg stage 4. I tend not to apply the higher stages to other individuals because I don’t believe it helps practically. For group policy it may be relevant.

]]> By: catenoid http://www.sculpin.com/journal/2007/08/27/the-calculus-of-slack/comment-page-1/#comment-37337 catenoid Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:30:40 +0000 http://www.sculpin.com/journal/2007/08/27/the-calculus-of-slack/#comment-37337 I am thinking of the "hierarchy of needs" and the "stages of moral development". If you are starving, it is not fair to expect applications of universal ethical principles. Add to this the needs of the many vs the needs of the few and I think you have all the parameters you need. You have no good way to quantify any of them so you're stuck. This is nowhere near my department and the relevant disclaimers for that apply. I am thinking of the “hierarchy of needs” and the “stages of moral development”. If you are starving, it is not fair to expect applications of universal ethical principles.
Add to this the needs of the many vs the needs of the few and I think you have all the parameters you need.

You have no good way to quantify any of them so you’re stuck.

This is nowhere near my department and the relevant disclaimers for that apply.

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