Deontology is a very broad philosophical position and so it is hard to avoid broad brush strokes whilst also trying to keep an article to a reasonable length. If there is a need, then I will write a follow up article that dives into how this problem relates to more specific deontological positions based upon feedback.
“And finally, almost every paragraph ends with a statement along the lines of: it seems...”—the purpose of this article was to demonstrate that someone who has accepted deontology will most likely find themselves accepting some kind of strange philosophical commitments. I wanted to acknowledge the fact that there were many points at which a deontologist might object to my chain of thought and to not overrepresent how strong the chains of logic were.
Deontology is a very broad philosophical position and so it is hard to avoid broad brush strokes whilst also trying to keep an article to a reasonable length. If there is a need, then I will write a follow up article that dives into how this problem relates to more specific deontological positions based upon feedback.
“And finally, almost every paragraph ends with a statement along the lines of: it seems...”—the purpose of this article was to demonstrate that someone who has accepted deontology will most likely find themselves accepting some kind of strange philosophical commitments. I wanted to acknowledge the fact that there were many points at which a deontologist might object to my chain of thought and to not overrepresent how strong the chains of logic were.