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qawer
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16 Jun 2014, 1:47 pm

arielhawksquill wrote:
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So I suppose "inherent worth" for me equals "being in charge". In social settings there is a battle about who should be in charge. In such a setting the businessman likely would win over the guy with downs syndrome, which would make him worth more (according to the previous definition) than the guy with downs syndrome.

As soon as you are forced to obey the commands of others you lose your integrity and inherent worth (according to the previous definition).

In that scenario inherent worth only truly exists for those who are independent.


By that definition, almost nobody has any inherent worth, since the police/military can use force to make all citizens obey commands. All employed people take orders, except for chief executives. Minors have to obey their parents. Other than heads of state and some CEOs, nobody has any inherent worth under your definition.


That's true. Fortunately, the police/military mostly remains a theoretical issue, even though you are right in that they can use that power.

On the other hand, the employment situation is far more difficult to avoid, which means one daily will experience a loss in one's integrity when one goes to work. I find this a real, depressing issue. Likely the reason why so many with AS are unemployed.



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16 Jun 2014, 2:36 pm

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Does inherent worth exist?

no.
there is only "partiality", and "partiality" is worth nothing.



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17 Jun 2014, 5:33 pm

I believe that everyone has inherent worth and that everyone starts out with equal inherent worth, but some people lower theirs by mistreating others.


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