tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post2709661151538971978..comments2024-03-28T09:59:13.754-07:00Comments on bionic mosquito: Freedom’s Progress?bionic mosquitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-90478794139986013202018-07-19T08:40:32.927-07:002018-07-19T08:40:32.927-07:00"While he sees this freedom of the individual..."While he sees this freedom of the individual as fundamental for libertarians, he offers that “liberty is the lowest of social values, lowest in the sense of being most fundamental, a sine qua non of a human action’s being susceptible of moral evaluation in any way at all.”" - BM<br /><br />Exactly. Libertarianism defines only the low bar of ethics: don't defraud, don't steal from, don't hurt, don't coerce, and don't kill innocent others. Liberty is only the foundation; you don't get very far on a bridge comprised of only its supporting pillars. <br /><br />The rest is kinda important...<br /><br />...though I'm still very interested in "Freedom's Progress," even if it only deals with this low bar or foundation of the good life, especially as percolated through the mind of Bionic Mosquito. I can't wait for more!A Texas Libertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980539931923054404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-785643858596857772018-07-19T08:26:46.844-07:002018-07-19T08:26:46.844-07:00Dr. Casey's book is fantastic. Looking forward...Dr. Casey's book is fantastic. Looking forward to your posts on it.<br /><br />-MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-86201189535788326432018-07-19T06:06:53.176-07:002018-07-19T06:06:53.176-07:00"thin liberty: …to the extent that an agent i..."thin liberty: …to the extent that an agent is unconstrained in his actions by force or the threat of force, he is free…"<br /><br />In physics the absence of force just means free floating, unable to accomplish anything. Absence of frame of reference.<br /><br />Yes I known, a bit... well, whatever...<br /><br />More serious: freedom, free will, responsibility; imo they are all descriptions of the same core concept.<br /><br />For the moment, take away consciousness and imagine a universe of independent automa. These automa can react to and interact with each other. If these automa do not evolve, are not subject to evolution, then their interactions are purely mechanical. Like atoms in a gas. Bouncing of each other or reacting with each other in accordance with chemical laws.<br />If however these auto evolve, are subject to darwinian selection, then these automa will develop a punish & reward system. (In a very real sense, the darwinian selection is the punish and reward system)<br /><br />Once the automa become self-aware, this punish and reward system is given a name. The automa may initially be unable to explain it as punishment and reward, and thus invent terms like responsibility, freedom and free will.<br />Meanwhile, the self-aware component of these automa may in fact be no more than a stow-away, unable to alter the outcome and unable to steer the ship.Rienhttp://overbeterleven.nlnoreply@blogger.com