tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9223684.post112309342622760882..comments2023-10-22T12:12:04.100+01:00Comments on American Buddhist in England: Kantian and Buddhist ethics: Thinking outloudBuddhist_philosopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246929532585980356noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9223684.post-25837953264290485272006-12-26T23:12:00.000+00:002006-12-26T23:12:00.000+00:00I studied philosophy and religion at the same time...I studied philosophy and religion at the same time at my university. I wrote a few papers on Kantian theories and Buddhist principles- I found many ways to incorporate the ideas. I enjoyed reading this piece.Victoria Florencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05218333787151289603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9223684.post-1123183627276659032005-08-04T20:27:00.000+01:002005-08-04T20:27:00.000+01:00What, do you want to be irrational, numbnuts? (l...What, do you want to be <I>ir</I>rational, numbnuts? (lol)<BR/><BR/>If I could, I would change my dissertation title to this :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments. I think you're on the money. <BR/><BR/>I still think Kant tries to go further with his argument about *why* we should be rational... like a rational argument - but as you point out, that would become circular. Maybe he doesn't, though, just another high falutin anthropocentrist (baaaad...). But that doesn't seem like him, if he were 'stirred from his dogmatic slumber' by the great emotive-antirationalist himself, David Hume. Wouldn't Kant somewhere have some really good argument against Hume? Except he does say a lot about the aimless wanderings or anarchy of the skeptic, presumably referring to Hume.... <BR/><BR/>Oh... well... Thanks again for the comments - keep 'em coming! Especially when I start trying to talk for all of the Buddhists out there, especially if I slip into obscurantism... <BR/><BR/>justinBuddhist_philosopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246929532585980356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9223684.post-1123152813490555202005-08-04T11:53:00.000+01:002005-08-04T11:53:00.000+01:00Taking a break sounds like a good plan :-)'Humans,...Taking a break sounds like a good plan :-)<BR/><BR/>'Humans, and any other rational beings, because we can (it is not the case that we always do) make moral choices, have a responsibility to do so (not sure if this is Kant's reasoning exactly).' - If a responsibility is a duty, then that essentially says you have a duty to do your duty, which is a bit weird. I always thought of it as a more intellectual version of 'to do your duty is to be rational. What, do you want to be <I>ir</I>rational, numbnuts? You're a human being, not an animal. Act like one. So you'd best do your duty.' I don't remember if I got that from Kant, though, or the strange murky depths of my disturbed mind.<BR/>:-PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com