LitanyVoid@europe.pub to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agoIt makes sense to support whatever system that one knows from experience to support the kind of life one thinks is worthwhilemessage-squaremessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down17
arrow-up148arrow-down1message-squareIt makes sense to support whatever system that one knows from experience to support the kind of life one thinks is worthwhileLitanyVoid@europe.pub to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square43linkfedilink
minus-squareSamemaS@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoNo, it’s not a tautology, it’s a pragmatic principle. A tautology is a statement that’s true by definition and doesn’t add new meaning (e.g., “A circle is round”). An ontological tautology would be: A system that supports the kind of life one thinks is worthwhile supports the kind of life one thinks is worthwhile.
minus-squareapfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-223 hours agoThat’s how I read it, which is why I said that. Appreciate your explanation, it makes sense. ✌️
No, it’s not a tautology, it’s a pragmatic principle.
A tautology is a statement that’s true by definition and doesn’t add new meaning (e.g., “A circle is round”).
An ontological tautology would be:
A system that supports the kind of life one thinks is worthwhile supports the kind of life one thinks is worthwhile.
That’s how I read it, which is why I said that. Appreciate your explanation, it makes sense. ✌️