LitanyVoid@europe.pub to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 days agoIt makes sense to support whatever system that one knows from experience to support the kind of life one thinks is worthwhilemessage-squaremessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down18
arrow-up150arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squareSamemaS@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days 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-up5·edit-23 days 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. ✌️