History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 159 - With All Your Heart - Ethics and Judaism
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Jan 19, 2014 AI Snips
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Banana Skin Murder Ethics
- Three comedians used banana skins with vastly different intentions and consequences.
- Their moral blame depends on both intention and outcome, highlighting complexity in ethics.
Goodness Requires Right Intentions
- Good actions have both internal intentions and external consequences.
- True goodness requires doing the right thing for the right reason, not just outcomes.
Baḥya’s Duties of the Heart
- Baḥya Ibn Paquda teaches that internal duties of the heart surpass external duties.
- Ethics is a religious practice focused on sincere intentions pleasing to God.