Re: Addressing Scientific Reductionism

William Morse wrote:
"Phil Roberts, Jr." <philrob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:e0k2kv$10tl$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:


An acceptable theory about rationality can tell us to cause
ourselves to do, what in its own terms, is irrational (Derek
Parfit, 'Reasons and Persons', pp. 13,14).


I just wrote a rather long follow to an earlier post of yours in which I
tried to explain this principle to you (in much less eloquent fashion, I
might add). Oh well- I love carrying coals to Newcastle :-)


:)

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Phil Roberts, Jr.


Why We Turned Out Like Captain Kirk Instead of Mr. Spock:
The Psychodynamics of Genetic Indeterminism
http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/dada/90/Kirk.htm

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