tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post5665274519394861563..comments2024-02-26T03:25:06.471+00:00Comments on Stephen Law: Morality PodcastStephen Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167317543994731177noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-2491576823943653562009-07-05T00:01:04.144+00:002009-07-05T00:01:04.144+00:00I wouldn't need to be a 'timelord'.I wouldn't need to be a 'timelord'.Kosh3https://www.blogger.com/profile/12311933575987511650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-90367482612185911862009-07-04T23:19:09.232+00:002009-07-04T23:19:09.232+00:00No Kosh3, for that to be true you would have to be...No Kosh3, for that to be true you would have to be both a cultural imperialist and a timelord.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240399669150057121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-54190343923004103512009-07-03T23:44:57.672+00:002009-07-03T23:44:57.672+00:00"Only a cultural imperialist would imply thei..."Only a cultural imperialist would imply their standards were "the best"."<br /><br />Why? Does the same hold true for claims that my standards are 'better'? <br /><br />For example, I think my ethical standards are better than a)Roman popular ethics, b) Mongolian warlord ethics, etc. Am I a 'cultural imperialist'? Or is everyone's ethical standards all the same - all on an even footing?Kosh3https://www.blogger.com/profile/12311933575987511650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-70482089313727422652009-07-03T22:01:07.991+00:002009-07-03T22:01:07.991+00:00OT (but since you are in a very multimedia sort of...OT (but since you are in a very multimedia sort of theme at the moment Stephen maybe excusable) Channel 4 are showing another episode of "Revelations" on Sunday 05 July, 7PM <br /><br /><i>Muslim School traces the lives of two girls from very different backgrounds in their first year at a Muslim faith school. </i><br /><br />FWIW the last one on the Alpha course was pretty superficial so my expectations of this aren't that high but you never know.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.channel4.com/programmes/revelations/episode-guide" rel="nofollow">C4 page here</a>wombatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-69126892130903953212009-07-03T13:33:49.695+00:002009-07-03T13:33:49.695+00:00I studied philosophy at university because I was f...I studied philosophy at university because I was fascinated by what ethics were. I left completely baffled. In other times and other places very different standards of what is and isn't acceptable apply. Only a cultural imperialist would imply their standards were "the best".<br /><br />I'm glad I listened to this as it's the most convincing explanation I've ever heard about how we humans come to regard such a jumble of behaviours as "ethical".Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240399669150057121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-41426275361243251362009-07-03T04:13:03.594+00:002009-07-03T04:13:03.594+00:00I have to admit I'd never heard of Janet Radcl...I have to admit I'd never heard of Janet Radcliffe Richards, but it's a good podcast: provocative and illuminating.<br /><br />Her comments on homosexuality and euthanasia, I thought, were particularly cogent.<br /><br />Regards, Paul.Paul P. Mealinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573615711151742992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-18868656621819032252009-07-02T20:29:22.660+00:002009-07-02T20:29:22.660+00:00She wrote the study block "Human nature after...She wrote the study block "Human nature after Darwin" that I studied as part of my open unversity philosophy course. Must listen to the podcast when I get a chance.theObservernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-44270336557037741822009-07-02T16:44:25.531+00:002009-07-02T16:44:25.531+00:00It was from JRR's "sceptical feminist&quo...It was from JRR's "sceptical feminist" that I first became critical of the use of 'natural' - and therefore 'supernatural' - in arguments. I agree that she is exceptionally good.Sam Charles Nortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088870675715850624noreply@blogger.com