Comment by RGS1811

4 days ago

The irony of complaining about an academic jargon word in a thread about mathematicians.

Mathematicians always define their terms exactly, in order to begin their discussion. Philosophers never define their terms exactly, because then they would have nothing to discuss.

  • Deontic - `Relating to or expressing moral duty or obligation`

    Deontology - `normative ethical theory that the morality of an action should be based on whether that action itself is right or wrong`