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Ends and means

The end is the goal an action aims at; the means is the way you reach it. Looking at results says a good enough end can justify the means; others answer that some means are wrong whatever they lead to.

Depth 1 · Foundation

You can split a plan into its end and its means, and give a reason on each side of whether the end justifies them.

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  1. 1

    Foundation

    You can split a plan into its end and its means, and give a reason on each side of whether the end justifies them.

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    ConsequencesWhether a good end justifies the means is a question about results.

Your path here

What's still between you and Ends and means, depth 1, in the order you can learn it.

  1. 1BeliefDepth 1 · Foundation · Epistemology
  2. 2KnowledgeDepth 1 · Foundation · Epistemology
  3. 3Good reasonsDepth 1 · Foundation · Epistemology
  4. 4PerceptionDepth 1 · Foundation · Epistemology
  5. 5ObservationDepth 1 · Foundation · Philosophy of Science
  6. 6HypothesisDepth 1 · Foundation · Philosophy of Science
  7. 7ClaimDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
  8. 8ArgumentDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
  9. 9Conditional statementsDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
  10. 10PredictionDepth 1 · Foundation · Philosophy of Science
  11. 11EvidenceDepth 1 · Foundation · Epistemology
  12. 12Testing against the worldDepth 1 · Foundation · Philosophy of Science
  13. 13What science can't answerDepth 1 · Foundation · Philosophy of Science
  14. 14Moral questionsDepth 1 · Foundation · Ethics
  15. 15Moral reasoningDepth 1 · Foundation · Ethics
  16. 16Harm and consentDepth 1 · Foundation · Ethics
  17. 17ConsequencesDepth 1 · Foundation · Ethics
  18. 18Ends and meansDepth 1 · Foundation · Ethics

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