SISU-105 FA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2.2: Bertrand Russell, Practice Theory
24 Sep 2016
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Morality is the product of power (45) Machiavelli recognizedthere could be no effective morality where there was no effective authority (45) Life is meaningless with no governing power. Bacon praises machiavelli for accurately depicting man"s human nature. Before the names of just and unjust can have place," said hobbes, there must be some coercive power" (45) Before justice and law can come into play, there must be a leader first. Goal may be unknown but keep progressing to practice realism. Realist, bertrand russell, critiques the ethics of utopianism that they are the effect(result) of historical events for one to claim universal legislative authority ; their ethics don"t serve to create a foundation of ethics. People easily change their views when they are questioned/challenged. Realest believes truth = logical perception of situations tailored to specific purpose&period of time. The perception of discordant experience pragmatically adjusted for a particular purpose and for the time being (46)
