That is, that is, taking on a patron-client relationship is a discrete change with abrupt ethical consequences.
I think that feudalism explains a lot about the ethics of employment. In particular, the employer is responsible for a living wage, not supplemented by charity, which is for wards of the state; and the employer is responsible for the sins of the ward. I’m not sure it explains the examples Jai’s original post. He did a good job of producing diverse examples that aren’t explained by a common factor like employment. But I wonder whether it is an echo of feudalism.
How much of the Copenhagen Interpretation of Ethics is just feudalism?
That is, that is, taking on a patron-client relationship is a discrete change with abrupt ethical consequences.
I think that feudalism explains a lot about the ethics of employment. In particular, the employer is responsible for a living wage, not supplemented by charity, which is for wards of the state; and the employer is responsible for the sins of the ward. I’m not sure it explains the examples Jai’s original post. He did a good job of producing diverse examples that aren’t explained by a common factor like employment. But I wonder whether it is an echo of feudalism.