Repository logo
 

How to prioritize as a citizen of the universe

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorColter, Jackson T., author
dc.contributor.authorKasser, Jeff, advisor
dc.contributor.authorArchie, Andre, committee member
dc.contributor.authorHeineman, Kristin, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T10:32:00Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T10:32:00Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractStoicism has gained a bit of popularity in certain circles recently, and much of this popularity revolves around the way that Stoicism enables and guides moral progress on an individual level, regardless of the circumstances. However, Stoic ethics also features an element of cosmopolitanism - essentially, other-oriented ethical principles that an ideal Stoic would follow. These principles tell us that we are all members of a common rational community, with every agent in the rationally organized universe being a member of this community. Naturally, the human lifespan is not long enough to equally address every rational being in the universe, so some sort of prioritization is required. However, Stoics place two requirements on our actions. We must ground our actions in knowledge, and both Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus directly advise us to avoid unnecessary actions. These requirements combined with the other-oriented moral principles lead Stoics to a state of moral paralysis - where the actions that seem to be morally required of them are epistemically unjustified. This paralysis needs to be solved if Stoicism is to serve as a meaningful system of other-oriented ethics. Fortunately, an account of expertise is given in a piece of secondary literature by Simon Shogry which, combined with later Stoic insights, serves to alleviate this paralysis.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.identifierColter_colostate_0053N_18284.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/238407
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2020-
dc.rightsCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.
dc.subjectepistemology
dc.subjectStoicism
dc.subjectstoic
dc.subjectcosmopolitan
dc.titleHow to prioritize as a citizen of the universe
dc.typeText
dcterms.rights.dplaThis Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights (https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/). You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
thesis.degree.disciplinePhilosophy
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Colter_colostate_0053N_18284.pdf
Size:
328.78 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

2020-
Theses and Dissertations