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To apply the Stoic Dichotomy of Control, you must develop a two-step mental habit: first, pause before every action or reaction to classify it as either within your control (your judgments, choices, and intentional actions) or outside your control (everything else). Second, invest your ful
The Survival Lottery challenges utilitarianism by pushing the principle of maximizing aggregate welfare to a conclusion that most people find morally repugnant: the systematic killing of innocent people for their organs. If utilitarianism endorses the lottery, then utilitarianism is false;
The main objections to John Harris's Survival Lottery include: (1) the Kantian objection that it treats persons as mere means; (2) the violation of bodily integrity and autonomy; (3) the erosion of social trust and security; (4) the distinction between killing and letting die; and (5) the
Reductio ad absurdum is a form of argument that demonstrates the falsity of a proposition by showing that it leads to an absurd or contradictory conclusion. In philosophy, it is often used to test the limits of a theory. The Survival Lottery is a classic reductio ad absurdum of act-utilita
The Stoic Dichotomy of Control is the foundational ethical doctrine of Stoicism, most clearly articulated by Epictetus, which divides all things into two categories: those that are 'up to us' (eph' hÄmin)âour own judgments, impulses, desires, aversions, and deliberate actionsâand those tha
Prohairesis (ÏÏοαίÏΔÏÎčÏ) is a central concept in Epictetus's Stoicism, often translated as 'reasoned choice,' 'moral purpose,' or 'will.' It refers to the faculty of the mind that is fully in our controlâthe ability to form judgments, to assent to or withhold assent from impressions, and t
Feminist masculinity is a concept developed by bell hooks that redefines manhood by rejecting patriarchal norms of stoicism and embracing vulnerability, emotional honesty, and connection as strengths.
The Stoic Dichotomy of Control and the Serenity Prayerâ'God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference'âshare a common structure and practical goal. Both distinguish between what we can and cannot contr
bell hooks redefines male vulnerability not as weakness but as a profound form of strength. She argues that patriarchal masculinity equates vulnerability with weakness to control men, but true strength lies in the courage to be emotionally open, honest, and connected.
Negative responsibility is the idea, most forcefully articulated by Bernard Williams, that we are responsible not only for what we do but also for what we fail to prevent. In the context of the Survival Lottery, negative responsibility implies that if we refuse to kill one person to save t
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