Critiques to the Morality and Deconstruction Videos
Jun 16, 2021 21:01:32 GMT -5
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Post by J. Stevinik on Jun 16, 2021 21:01:32 GMT -5
The first part expresses my thoughts on the video titled "Topic of the Week || A Plague of Moral Convenience"
I think that consistent conviction is a double-edge sword, in which principles deemed detrimental are not cool but while constantly good positions are praise-worthy. Also, simplistic black and white convictions are very limited in evaluating nuanced subject matter that necessitate pragmatism to accomplish anything, i.e. selecting the lesser of two evils. Transforming material conditions require a thought process of what is necessary, even with principles in mind, but reality does not conform to philosophical idealism. Basically, I am philosophically materialist and morally utilitarian and relativist. That, and I think that morality is not objective since normative claims are not the same thing as descriptive claims. Dismissing hypocritical people is a Tu Quoque fallacy, in which it focuses on the character of the person rather than the validity and soundness of said person's arguments.
The next part expresses my thoughts on the video titled "Topic of the Week || Deconstructing Deconstruction"
On deconstruction, it is actually to subvert optimistic trends since cynicism provides great fuel for comedy and satire. My contention on that video would be that life consistently sucks for lower income people for reasons that I could elaborate on, but I prefer to not get "too political". I wonder how would Enter react to the video essay titled "Malcolm in the Middle Retrospective | Life is Unfair": www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRgAfvzHdT8
Same with the Wisecrack video titled "What Makes Malcolm in the Middle Different": www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LcQhU4SITU
However, I never watched nor interested in checking out Malcolm in the Middle. On a different note, I like sitcoms that become comedy-dramas or sad-coms, which gives potential to (at least in episode) character evolution under situations that become more serious as the rising action occurs.
I am posting this because I have some minor critiques of these Topic of the Week videos and would like to see responses and questions by other users of the forum.
I think that consistent conviction is a double-edge sword, in which principles deemed detrimental are not cool but while constantly good positions are praise-worthy. Also, simplistic black and white convictions are very limited in evaluating nuanced subject matter that necessitate pragmatism to accomplish anything, i.e. selecting the lesser of two evils. Transforming material conditions require a thought process of what is necessary, even with principles in mind, but reality does not conform to philosophical idealism. Basically, I am philosophically materialist and morally utilitarian and relativist. That, and I think that morality is not objective since normative claims are not the same thing as descriptive claims. Dismissing hypocritical people is a Tu Quoque fallacy, in which it focuses on the character of the person rather than the validity and soundness of said person's arguments.
The next part expresses my thoughts on the video titled "Topic of the Week || Deconstructing Deconstruction"
On deconstruction, it is actually to subvert optimistic trends since cynicism provides great fuel for comedy and satire. My contention on that video would be that life consistently sucks for lower income people for reasons that I could elaborate on, but I prefer to not get "too political". I wonder how would Enter react to the video essay titled "Malcolm in the Middle Retrospective | Life is Unfair": www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRgAfvzHdT8
Same with the Wisecrack video titled "What Makes Malcolm in the Middle Different": www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LcQhU4SITU
However, I never watched nor interested in checking out Malcolm in the Middle. On a different note, I like sitcoms that become comedy-dramas or sad-coms, which gives potential to (at least in episode) character evolution under situations that become more serious as the rising action occurs.
I am posting this because I have some minor critiques of these Topic of the Week videos and would like to see responses and questions by other users of the forum.