When it comes to this topic of discussion of "ethical" behavior, it's more about justice than pleasure/pain.
Yes I agree. What Kalosyni is raising is at least about justice as described in the last ten PDs as anything else
Organizing Epicurean Community: Who are we and what do we need?
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I am reminded of a quote that I came across years ago: “When it comes to shaping one’s personal behavior, all the rules of morality, as precise as they may be, remain abstract in the face of the infinite complexity of the concrete.”
[Hans Urs von Balthasar, “Presence and Thought: An Essay on the Religious Philosophy of Gregory of Nyssa” (from the Foreword).]
If one takes PD 31, say, as a starting point for engagement on social (justice) issues, concrete applications – vis-à-vis the complexities of specific context – still are likely to be subject to disagreement even among people who are of like mind on the underlying principle(s); especially, perhaps, with regard to means. And I can see the value of creating a safe place for that kind of discussion (with mutual support and affirmation, even among differences) from a foundation grounded in Epicurus.
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I want to apologize if anything I’ve said has offended anyone – especially Kalosyni. Mea culpa, entirely.
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I want to apologize if anything I’ve said has offended anyone – especially Kalosyni. Mea culpa, entirely.
Oh no, you didn't offend me. I maybe haven't kept up with this thread as much as I ought to -- I probably should be saying something more in response, so I apologize for my lack of additional comments. Sometimes there is so much going on in the number of responses that I then feel like I am not sure if I can say anything new or brilliant, and so then I go "silent" for a time.
