kuro5hin.org || An Introduction to Moral Theory

[Steve Schear]

At 06:02 PM 11/7/2001 -0800, mmotyka at lsil.com wrote:
>The author has neglected to consider the 4th and 5th frameworks :
>
>BIGSTICKOLOGY. Wherein the existence of a disagreement defines the
>entire situation independent of the reference frameworks or the specific
>arguments of the participants and he with the biggest stick decides the
>moral question.
>
>THIRDPARTYBIGGERSTICKOLOGY. Wherin a third party, completely
>uninterested in the moral dilemma faced by the parties of the first and
>second part, has a bigger stick than either of them and resolves their
>moral dilemma by altering completely the moral landscape from which the
>contest arose in the first place rendering the arguments and opinions of
>the first and second parties irrelevant.

I think this was the story line behind "The Day the Earth Stood Still".

steve