Tuesday, February 03, 2004
Wisdom
"I will certainly grant that Jody (in the argument referred to by Minute Particulars) is an eloquent writer, but his two arguments are essentially: (1) things matter because you shouldn't be selfish, and (2) things matter because they end. (1) is ridiculous on its face, for he fails to explain why, in the absence of an overriding moral code, selfishness is wrong. (2) fails because it boils down to 'things matter because they are important.'"
