Skip to content
Carmelics
TopicsThinkersChangesContributorsLoading account…

    Carmelics

    A reasoning platform. Break down any belief into clear reasons, explore both sides, and weigh the evidence honestly.

    Navigate

    • Topics
    • Search
    • Recent Changes
    • Contribute
    • How It Works
    • Glossary
    • Thinkers
    • Contributors
    • About
    • Statistics
    • Terms
    • Privacy

    Database

    Statements
    —
    Perspectives
    —
    Topics
    —

    Press ? for keyboard shortcuts

    LoyalLoyalJusticeJustice
    Made withinDC&Austin
    Statements
    321,452
    Perspectives
    108,905
    Topics
    42
    A category's definition can remain stable even if which a... — Carmelics
    Home
    HistoryEditSee Inverse

    Part of a larger discussion

    Challenges→If social utility shifts, acts once classified as supererogatory become obligatory or forbidden, making the fourfold distinction unstable rather than genuinely preserved.

    A category's definition can remain stable even if which acts fall into it varies with circumstances—like 'poisonous' applies differently to water and arsenic.

    ?Rate how convincing each reason is below to see the overall strength.

    No one has weighed in yet. Be the first to share reasons for or against this statement.

    Sign in or register to share your perspective on this statement.

    Connections

    1 linked claim

    If social utility shifts, acts once classified as supererogatory become obligato...

    Related

    If social utility shifts, acts once classified as supererogatory become obligato...

    Details

    Type
    premise
    Perspectives
    0 (0 for, 0 against)

    Next step

    Based on where you are in your exploration

    Explore a random proposition
    Start fresh with something unrelated.

    Open for perspectives

    This idea is waiting for its first supporting or challenging perspective.

    Share the first perspective