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We discuss the essay “The Importance of What We Care About” (1982), in order to give a flavor of the kind of writing Frankfurt did in moral psychology beyond his famous definition of bullshit, discussed in part one.
Frankfurt wants to distinguish the question of moral good from the question of what to care about, as there are many things we care about beyond ethical ideals, and even when it comes to ethics, we may have a special care for fulfilling some particular ethical obligation. Caring is a matter of identification: counting certain things or people as part of a circle of concern, essentially part of one’s self. How and under what circumstances might we do this “wrong”? We discuss the extent to which this is a free act, bringing in Frankfurt’s notion of freedom as acting in accordance with second order desires in his 1969 essay “Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility.” Another relevant paper mentioned is his “Taking Ourselves Seriously” (2004).
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Lol .
You know this country is an empire.
You should be aware what empires do and what in particular our nation has done to the worlds people.
Those politicans or proxies for the wealthy ,the .1%
Are somehow better than a Trump..how so?
His bs his rhetoric his hyperbole means little compared to the outcomes of left rhetoric
Division fanaticism and violence around the nation
And more importantly human rights and health outcomes for the globe.Important practicle consequences where wealths interest are presented as the peoples interest
And Trumps presentation to the public is whats necessary to reach those who have been disengaged in the political process for myriad reasons on one hand.
And importantly the lack of boots on the ground and being streetwise mentality is clear when I listen to you gentleman.
And your confirmation and authority bias are in play because from the cradle to the grave you have been being fed B.S from corporate owned media.
Why dont you do a show on Chomskys manufactured consent and if u have
Why dont you give it another listen.
Take imperialsm and what the aristocracy. have done to the indigenous around the globe.
What their doing now globally to personal autonomy and identity,speech
So you believe Trump is an invertebrate but the class interest and mentality that now has us at potential ww3 their ok??!! Not invertebrates or do you believe just like with the Spanish Amer war,or mex Amercian war or vietnam that somehow war on three fronts is somehow less important than Trumps rhetoric
And btw if you dont see the wef and the other global elite non elected bodies assuming power over the people of the globe being an absolute evil..lol..you lack a backbone fellas.
Educated indoctrinated fools or is it that its ok as long as your kind are elevated.
Trump No Wars
Whomever is really running the nation ( wef types)
3 fronts of potential Wo r ld war and highest possibility of Nuclear exchange and Trump is the invertebrate..oh yeah I know who academia supports the Empire.