[But perhaps more importantly, questions of ethics emerge most fundamentally in terms of problems pertaining to persuasion among communities or groups of people. That is, when we raise the question of ethics we are not just asking for some rule or ground for our action, but rather we are looking for means of persuasion with respect to others so as to form the collective actions we desire. This is one reason Kant, for example, is enamored with the idea of a principle of reason (the categorical imperative) as an ethical ground. Kantian “universality” should be taken in a two-fold sense. On the one hand, the categorical imperative purports to be universal for all times and places. The philosophical question thus becomes what must be the case for a moral principle to meet these criteria. Clearly the possibility of such a principle demands strict and rigorous separation from anything contextual, subjective, or pathological as these things do not hold for all times and places. On the other hand, universality signifies available to all people. That is, if the categorical imperative is an imperative or rule we all ought to obey, then it must be something available to all of us. To Resume Again– Normativity and Naturalism
from Larval Subjects by larvalsubjects]
Savitri Era Party is unhappy that the devotees of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo have soiled their hands with Talibanistic book banning, thus spoiling the reputation earned over a century. This is as shameful as the demolition of Babri Masjid. [TNM]

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