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James Doucette <[log in to unmask]>
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The philosophy, work & influences of Noam Chomsky
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Wed, 17 Feb 1999 13:46:52 -0800
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The definition of morality is a general conformity to right
conduct.  What is right conduct?  For an Anarchist the answer would be
conduct that brings about an environment in which egalitarian freedom and
liberty can flourish in a sustainable fashion.  So to find any moral
pattern in popular Anarchistic thought you would first find a pattern of
"general conformity" of right conduct.  This was the point of the story.

Nevertheless, for me personally, the hidden moral question was: what is
the sanctity of food?  We are all killers - - energy parasites if you
like.  In a wholistic sense life is death - - it's the eastern metaphor of
the serpent swallowing its tail.  So where do we draw the line?  And when
we do, how do we reason this line?  i loved our argument because it pitted
live bunnies with dead flesh.  Any real respect for life would dictate
eating dead flesh over live bunnies, would it not?  Yet, in spite of this
clear logical choice many wonderful arguments were raised giving me a
tangible outline to the Anarchist psyche and any moral conformity that may
lie within.

i hope this answers your question.

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