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Old Feb 21, 2007, 08:35 pm   #3 (permalink) (top)
LetThereBe
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I suppose what I am asking could best be summed up as any non-utilitarian world view.

If you attach significance beyond utility to anything, can it be rational?

The best example would probably be human life. Most people (that I know) find inherent value in a human being, whether or not that person serves a practical purpose.

As for absolute morals, it would probably better be put as "absolute morality". Just as a pantheist sees significance and/or beauty in natural laws, can one also attach worth to what they perceive as being moral laws?


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