tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post7281660837808773641..comments2024-03-28T13:23:50.623-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: Universal loveAlexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-52382010245076544922011-11-03T14:40:25.097-05:002011-11-03T14:40:25.097-05:00Heath:
I am not sure. Maybe universal love could...Heath:<br /><br />I am not sure. Maybe universal love could still be a duty absent theism, but it would be a pretty anemic kind of love?Alexander R Prusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-20914838150703862892011-11-03T12:44:57.153-05:002011-11-03T12:44:57.153-05:00I would draw the inference that the "duty&quo...I would draw the inference that the "duty" of universal love only makes sense in a theistic context. (As opposed to weaker duties like duties of universal respect in Kant, or universal benevolence/regard in Mill.)Heath Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535886546816778688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-87109866366801649392011-11-03T07:32:21.831-05:002011-11-03T07:32:21.831-05:00Hi Alex,
Interestingly, I think this is borne out...Hi Alex,<br /><br />Interestingly, I think this is borne out in the history of philosophy. As an example, the most prominent ancient Chinese critic of Confucius and the Confucians was Mozi (the Mohist school), and they were proponents of universal love, equal love for all human beings without distinction. The Confucians thought this was ridiculous. The Mohists -- maybe alone among classical Chinese philosophers -- were theists, and probably divine command theorists as well.Dan Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835173769166916525noreply@blogger.com