Samuel De Mazarin
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I disagree, Bluewing... for the simple reason that in every logical argument there must be premises, axioms, which govern the inferential steps which ensue. These foundational statements of accepted truths and governing principles, the premises/axioms which undergird all logical thinking thereafter, must be based in some part on a value judgment. Thus, a highly-developed feeling function is imperative to making decisions based on reason.
Furthermore, those few disciplines which rely on axioms which are not value-based cannot be gainfully applied to truly human endeavors and governance without impositions of values. Pure mathematics is the only value-free discipline around and ultimately, as a result of its value-lessness, it becomes worthless when its lessons are applied rigorously to truly human sciences and affairs. The realms of physics and biology and chemistry are fraught with problems for he/she who would discard Feeling in applying lessons from physics and biology and chemistry to truly human realms, the problem of the erroneous extrapolation from 'is' to 'ought'.
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Feeling is our foundation and the edifice of pure thinking / logical inference is entirely dependent on that foundation when the resulting structure would be used in human affairs like politics or moral issues.
Furthermore, those few disciplines which rely on axioms which are not value-based cannot be gainfully applied to truly human endeavors and governance without impositions of values. Pure mathematics is the only value-free discipline around and ultimately, as a result of its value-lessness, it becomes worthless when its lessons are applied rigorously to truly human sciences and affairs. The realms of physics and biology and chemistry are fraught with problems for he/she who would discard Feeling in applying lessons from physics and biology and chemistry to truly human realms, the problem of the erroneous extrapolation from 'is' to 'ought'.
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Feeling is our foundation and the edifice of pure thinking / logical inference is entirely dependent on that foundation when the resulting structure would be used in human affairs like politics or moral issues.