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simplicityinstitute.org
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http://simplicityinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/The-Moral-and-Ethic…
This is part of the broader utilitarian argument contending that, if voluntary simplicity maximises happiness – human or otherwise – and minimises suffering, then living in such a way is part of what morality requires of us. Virtue Ethics and Voluntary Simplicity So far we have discussed how some relatively modern ethical and moral positions may warrant decreased material consumption, yet some of the oldest and most influential advocates of the relationship between the good life and material simplicity come from the ancient Greek philosophers who, despite deep disagreement on various matters, found considerable accord in their praise and practice of simple living.
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resilience.org
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https://www.resilience.org/stories/2017-01-05/the-moral-and-ethical-weight-of…
Accordingly, in this article, we review and examine the moral and ethical weight of voluntary simplicity from a range of philosophical
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academia.edu
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https://www.academia.edu/5253655/The_Virtue_of_Simplicity
In this paper we explore material simplicity, defined as the virtue disposing us to act appropriately within the sphere of our consumer decisions.
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dailynous.com
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https://dailynous.com/2015/09/02/a-bias-against-simplicity/
... analysis, in ... That is to say, I think that, instead of admiring complexity in philosophical argumentation, we should prefer simplicity.
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facebook.com
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/929347525386575/posts/1350610166593640/
"People try to do all sorts of clever and difficult things to improve life instead of doing the simplest, easiest thing—refusing to
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jstor.org
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https://www.jstor.org/stable/185218
In Part One of this paper we shall elucidate an operational concept of logical simplicity as it seems to function in natural science.
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plato.stanford.edu
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https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/simplicity/
justification of principles, such as Occam’s Razor, which favor simple. ‘Occam’s (or Ockham’s) Razor.’ Simplicity principles have. nature and role of simplicity principles in science. ‘parsimony’ and ‘simplicity’ are used. above questions can be raised for simplicity principles both within. made between two sorts of simplicity principle. in terms of simplicity of theory versus simplicity of world. justifications for principles of ontological parsimony such as Occam’s. category (A) concern simplicity in both its parsimony and elegance. theological justification of simplicity principles. One approach to justifying simplicity principles is to embed such. Some philosophers have approached the issue of justifying simplicity. principles by arguing that simplicity has intrinsic value as a. Another approach is to try to show how simplicity principles follow. simplicity principles, and in particular principles of ontological. ontological parsimony making up for an otherwise inferior theory. Extensionist theories are clearly less ontologically parsimonious than. theory is more ontologically parsimonious than its rivals. ‘simplicity’ and ‘parsimony’ more-or-less.
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aeon.co
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https://aeon.co/ideas/why-the-simple-life-is-not-just-beautiful-it-s-necessary
In pre-modern times, the discrepancy between what the philosophers advised and how people lived was not so great. Some of this might reflect a kind of nostalgia for the pre-industrial or pre-consumerist world, and also sympathy for the moral argument that says that living in a simple manner makes you a better person, by building desirable traits such as frugality, resilience and independence – or a happier person, by promoting peace of mind and good health, and keeping you close to nature. But the same arguments have less purchase when the life of frugal simplicity is a choice, one way of living among many. When recession strikes, as it has done recently (revealing inherent instabilities in an economic system committed to unending growth) millions of people suddenly find themselves in circumstances where frugality once again becomes a necessity, and the value of its associated virtues is rediscovered.