http://www.kulturbrille.com/2006/11/02/cryptically-all/ Reduced to practically nothing. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:22:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.kulturbrille.com/2006/11/02/cryptically-all/#comment-8 strangeknight Sun, 05 Nov 2006 05:08:44 +0000 http://www.kulturbrille.com/2006/11/02/cryptically-all/#comment-8 Go. Go.

]]> http://www.kulturbrille.com/2006/11/02/cryptically-all/#comment-6 kulturbrille Thu, 02 Nov 2006 04:47:32 +0000 http://www.kulturbrille.com/2006/11/02/cryptically-all/#comment-6 Unfortunately, we aren't all Mill and we aren't all 'in the know', etc. In our undeniable inequality of circumstances, perspective and even biology lies the root of our discontent. Mill would claim be unhappy to be a delighted pig, if he could magically be transformed so, but the Mill-pig would be delighted, probably with all the attention it would be getting. Can the pig take the brutal truth? Probably; we should never pretend to be able to think for and like another sentient being. Unfortunately, we aren’t all Mill and we aren’t all ‘in the know’, etc. In our undeniable inequality of circumstances, perspective and even biology lies the root of our discontent. Mill would claim be unhappy to be a delighted pig, if he could magically be transformed so, but the Mill-pig would be delighted, probably with all the attention it would be getting. Can the pig take the brutal truth? Probably; we should never pretend to be able to think for and like another sentient being.

]]> http://www.kulturbrille.com/2006/11/02/cryptically-all/#comment-5 Yossarian Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:03:45 +0000 http://www.kulturbrille.com/2006/11/02/cryptically-all/#comment-5 My philosophy tutor said something interesting pretty interesting about being cast in stone today - we're studying Utilitarianism now, and Mill generally said that it'd be better to be an unsatisfied Socrates than a delighted pig - which, by itself, may seem doubtful, except that the unsatisfied Socrates has the <I>potential</I> to become satisfied, and <i>That</i> is what makes being him better. My philosophy tutor said something interesting pretty interesting about being cast in stone today - we’re studying Utilitarianism now, and Mill generally said that it’d be better to be an unsatisfied Socrates than a delighted pig - which, by itself, may seem doubtful, except that the unsatisfied Socrates has the potential to become satisfied, and That is what makes being him better.

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