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Episode 10: Richard Kraut discusses goodness

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The Importance of Absolute Goodness

I think that there's a great deal of similarity between what is good for one person andwhat is good for another. We're not entirely unique and different from other kinds of living beings, so we have to attend to the individual differences as well as the similarities but that's an objective fact about others. What actually is good for people depends on quite a bit of acquaintance with them and the ability to perceive what their needs are. The problem would occur in cases in which someone is tempted to say well this institution or this relationship may be bad for the individuals who are involved but that's not the end of the matter it may be good period even though it's contrary to people's interests. It

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