Kahani mein twist. The first part did not give any inkling that you would swerve toward Machiavelli to propound a "positive" approach as opposed to a "normative". Because after defeat comes reflection (that is if you are still standing) to figure out where we stand, with no illusions, no idealism -- just cold hard facts and what they imply in terms of action.
But you are not entirely taking leave of morality are you. Because once the period of reflection is over, comes the time for action, which is by definition conflictual. And any conflict gives rise to moral issues. We will certainly need to reconfigure our moralityscape, but some issues of morality and justice are timeless, aren't they.
Kahani mein twist. The first part did not give any inkling that you would swerve toward Machiavelli to propound a "positive" approach as opposed to a "normative". Because after defeat comes reflection (that is if you are still standing) to figure out where we stand, with no illusions, no idealism -- just cold hard facts and what they imply in terms of action.
But you are not entirely taking leave of morality are you. Because once the period of reflection is over, comes the time for action, which is by definition conflictual. And any conflict gives rise to moral issues. We will certainly need to reconfigure our moralityscape, but some issues of morality and justice are timeless, aren't they.
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