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feoren • today at 3:45 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Mathematicians always define their terms exactly, in order to begin their discussion. Philosophers never define their terms exactly, because then they would have nothing to discuss.


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monknomo • today at 4:55 PM

Deontic - `Relating to or expressing moral duty or obligation`

Deontology - `normative ethical theory that the morality of an action should be based on whether that action itself is right or wrong`