Should a sadomasochist do unto others as he would have those others do unto him, especially if those others are not sadomasochists themselves? Let’s hope not! The Golden Rule: Commonly rendered from the Christian Bible as “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” most Christians think The Golden Rule is a good general principle even if it doesn’t exactly apply in every conceivable situation.These don't tell you how, when, where, why and with whom to live. NAP is a principle similar to these other principles. Only coercion is prohibited, and even it isn’t absolute when certain human life situations are considered. “prohibition on aggression is absolute.” (No, because “ aggression” is conditional on context as stated above. Libertarians use aggression in the context of NAP broadly in reference to coercion ( initiation of physical force), intimidation (threat of physical force) or fraud (deception as a form of “white collar” theft of property).) “aggression is defined narrowly in terms of the use or threat of physical violence.” (No, because both “aggression” and “violence” are generic terms (aggressive attack, aggressive defense or violent attack, violent defense). Without living, breathing, sentient humans capable of conceptual-level thinking there would be no “moral universe.” So amorality is at the center of “the actual universe,” humanity is at the center of “the human universe” and then stated correctly the NAP – not “non-aggression” per se – is at the center of “the human moral universe.”) “non-aggression is the sole, immovable center of the moral universe.” (No, because it’s incorrectly stated. “The time value of money” is a principle too but it can’t sum up a whole economic phylosophy.) “Many libertarians believe that the whole of their political philosophy can be summed up in a single, simple principle.” (No, because most libertarians understand that a principle is not the “whole of their political philosophy” and therefore cannot possibly be summed up in a single, simple principle.
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