The colonial period of U.S. history contains a variety of interesting lessons. One of these pertains to the concept of a "virtuoso." The virtuoso was primarily characterized by curiosity. Rather than being overly specialized, the virtuoso explored a wide range of interests. The study of nature, art, literature, and theology all would have been pursuits common to this stereotype. This blog aspires to take this early category and use it as a point of departure for exploration and reflection.
Monday, August 29, 2016
Praise and Blame, Correlates?
"It is common to speak of blame as a form of 'moral appraisal' or 'moral evaluation,' and to speak of praise and blame as if they were positive and negative versions of the same thing: similar attitudes with opposite valences. But as I am suggesting we should understand blame, it is not just a negative evaluation or appraisal of a person but a particular understanding of our relations with him or her. And if praise is the expression of a positive appraisal, it is not the opposite of blame as I interpret it. This raises the question of what the positive correlate of blame would be. The clearest example is gratitude." ~ T.M. Scanlon, Moral Dimensions: Permissibility, Meaning, Blame (Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press) p. 151
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