[lit-ideas] Re: Ye Modern Dialectic
- From: wokshevs@xxxxxx
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- Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 17:59:42 -0230
The claim that giving to charity is morally permissible - i.,e., passes on the
CI procedure - isn't quite right. It's a poorly defined maxim to begin with. To
give to charity to the point at which one cannot oneself pursue a life of
dignity contradicts the CI. Beneficence towards others comprises a broad,
non-strict duty, admitting of latitude and scalar or qualitative judgment. In
giving too much, or too little, one surpasses the limits of moral worth. Just a
minor quibble of course.
Cheers, Walter
"It is the cosmopolitan disposition, one that is grounded in the form of law and
one that treats the complete stranger as if she were one's own neighbour, that
deserves to be fostered in the minds and hearts of the young." --- Anonymous
Quoting Robert Paul <robert.paul@xxxxxxxx>:
> Andreas Ramos wrote:
>
> > That's Marxist? Kant was a Marxist?
> >
> > Immanuel Kant came up with that idea long before Karl was even a little
> > Red Pioneer.
>
> Nowhere in Kant can I find this view expressed. The maxim '(I will) give
> to charity' passes the test of the Categorical Imperative. It must be
> done from 'duty,' respect for the universal law, etc. Giving to charity
> in order to enhance my reputation wouldn't.
>
> Robert Paul
> Reed College
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