tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post4260267699702526386..comments2023-10-10T08:02:18.073-04:00Comments on Rationally Speaking: Michael’s PicksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-77568267283080271232011-12-18T16:00:40.746-05:002011-12-18T16:00:40.746-05:00gralm
There are similarities and differences. Th...gralm<br /> There are similarities and differences. The differences are in degrees. The main similarity is in the etiology.DJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634608128841501265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-15844074549202828082011-12-17T21:00:45.501-05:002011-12-17T21:00:45.501-05:00DJD, don't mix up ethic and etiquette.DJD, don't mix up ethic and etiquette.gralmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09173653406724173051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-19536101511145619522011-12-17T02:31:10.615-05:002011-12-17T02:31:10.615-05:00From the test page: "The Test Your Morality e...From the test page: "The Test Your Morality experiment is exploring the ‘Human Superorganism Theory’ of morality. This theory states that human society behaves like a single, huge organism. This organism has functions like reproduction, memory and waste removal that have parallels in individual organisms and even individual cells."<br /><br />This is not a "new theory" as they espouse on the site. This is called functionalism, and it fell out of favor in the social sciences 50+ years ago. Whoever came up with this needs to go back to some classical sociological and anthropological theorists like Comte, Spencer, Durkheim, Mauss, Radcliffe-Brown, and Malinowski, all of whom used the idea of a social organism (or, as this person calls it, a superorganism) as a metaphor in the same way. Based on their brief discussion/summary of this theory, I fail to see how it is at all different from functionalism or structural functionalism.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584362605521491577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-2394732225713217572011-12-16T16:51:53.255-05:002011-12-16T16:51:53.255-05:00gralm
>"Dog poop as a moral issue? At b...gralm<br /> >"Dog poop as a moral issue? At best it's a question of good manners."<br /> This is how morals become morals.....you can call them morals, mores, manners, or whatever. They are all about individuals perceiving what behavior his or her culture will punish one for. Infractions can be punished or discouraged in many ways...from scowls, to harsh words, or to more harmful punishments. The point is that society can create new moral standards which individuals will eventually internalize....by passing laws, rules, regulations, etc. Those that obey....will react negatively to violators.DJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634608128841501265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-5070740432742212772011-12-16T15:30:48.159-05:002011-12-16T15:30:48.159-05:00Michael:
Dog poop as a moral issue? At best it&#...Michael:<br /><br />Dog poop as a moral issue? At best it's a question of good manners. I know you favor legislating morality, but this article gives nothing to support the notion.<br /><br />Greishagralmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09173653406724173051noreply@blogger.com