我们真的平等吗?

25 April 2018

Most of us hold the deep moral commitment that we are all equal in some basic way. All humans are worthy of equal (moral) concern, respect, and dignity.

纽约大学著名哲学家Jeremy Waldron在他的新书中捍卫了基本平等的原则。This review of the book by the fabulous Amia Srinivasan challenges some of his core arguments in this entertaining and engagingarticle.

对基本平等的承诺就足以奠定有意义的正义原则吗?如果我们要寻找所有人类都拥有的某种品质来证明基本平等,我们如何避免将残疾人排除在我们的道德关注范围之外?又有什么理由把动物也排除在外呢?

It's a long but spectacular read:

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2018/04/19/jeremy-waldron-more-equal-than-others/

Comments(3)


Harold G. Neuman's picture

Harold G. Neuman

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 -- 1:48 PM

Everyone who considers

每个认为自己是善的捍卫者的人可能都相信基本的人类平等。(现在这是我的冒险…)很多人都花时间写过关于这类事情的文章,即使只是写在个人日记或回忆录里。我喜欢分享我读到的东西,尤其是那些与我珍视的理想哲学相关的东西。约翰·塞尔在2010年(牛津出版社)写了一本名为《创造社交世界》的小书。如果有人感兴趣,那本书的第8章既可读又中肯。它的标题很简单:人权。塞尔的研究领域是思想和语言哲学。他在加州大学伯克利分校教书。

MJA's picture

MJA

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 -- 8:00 PM

平等是唯一的绝对!

平等是唯一的绝对!

Science is falling deeper down the rabbit hole or abyss of measured uncertainty. Religious faiths continue grasping for anything true of gods and demons, angels and devils, mortals and immortals. Governments increase their inequitable powers with the destruction of theirs and others peoples, as well as land, water and air degradation. And Justice goes on its merry blind way practicing fairness as the best it can do, I have seen another Way.

正义只需要摘下她的眼罩,你好!,抛弃人类构造的尺度,去看一切事物的绝对,包括她自己。我已经看到应许之地,但不能带你去那里,因为我们已经在那里了,我们所要做的就是看到它,成为它,成为一个。

Imagine all the people living life as One.

Science fell off the boat in Copenhagen so many years ago, and has yet to make it to shore. Einstein was close but no cigar.

And governments, what happen to the Declaration of Independence? Are we governed or free? Can we be both at the same time?

Jefferson knew the way. Lincoln, Gandhi, King and so many others, millions, billions, have fought and died for it, for equality, and the fights goes on today. What is the fight all about? What is truth? Equality, justice, independence, freedom, they are the solution, they or we are all One or the same.

The single absolute is One.

The Eastern masters believed the truth could not be spoken. But in fact it can be, it simply for many or most cannot be heard. imagine that!

Can One teach the blind to see? That is the question my dear Shakespeare.

Philosophy, the love of truth can and will lead the way One day, I am certain. Equal has been found and now it must be practiced and shared.

Justice is equal, Justice is One.

Be One,

=

Tim Smith's picture

Tim Smith

Sunday, April 29, 2018 -- 2:39 PM

Wow. What a great read.

Wow. What a great read. Thanks so much for pointing this out.

No we are not equal. That is fact.

The inequality is what makes everything interesting.

There is little choice in life and that is disheartening, but there is choice... I think.

我选择以人人平等的方式行事。我选择尊重非人类的承受能力。只要有能力,我就会选择减少痛苦。

我显然还有很多事情要考虑……

再次感谢……

Tim