diff --git a/01-principles/01-03-equality-vs-the-morality-of-life-apologia.md b/01-principles/01-03-equality-vs-the-morality-of-life-apologia.md index 095f427..e8ba652 100644 --- a/01-principles/01-03-equality-vs-the-morality-of-life-apologia.md +++ b/01-principles/01-03-equality-vs-the-morality-of-life-apologia.md @@ -1,3 +1,16 @@ +# Wellspring: Apologia: "Equality" vs "Metaphysical identity" as the foundation for rights. + +## The metaphysically characteristic nature of humankind - the featherless biped? +- Humankind is the rational creature. + +## On "morality": +- Morality is a code of behaviour which describes the set of actions which promote the survival and florishing of the particular living thing to be governed by it. +- Morality examines the objective facts about the (1) requirements for a creature's survival, as well as (2) the totality of the essential nature of that creature. + - A bird requires food to survive. One can tie down a bird's wings and feed it and enable it to survive; but for it to not only live, but to live **as a bird**, it must be able to exercise the characteristic capabilities which are bestowed on it by the nature of its species. + - Likewise a human requires food to survive. One can impound humans, nourish them and thereby keep enable them to survive; but for humans not only to live, but to live **as humans**, they must be allowed to exercise the characteristically human capabilities which humankind possesses by the nature of our species. + +## On "rights": + ## A word on "Equality" ### Why we must graduate past "Equality" as our foundation for rights: