"In other words, Animal Charity Evaluators is too focused on helping animals, and objectionably view animal charities as instrumental to that end, instead of appreciating that the proper purpose of animal charities is to make their employees feel seen."
Could this be not so much employees BEING SEEN as employees BECOMING MORE RIGHTEOUS/VI…
"In other words, Animal Charity Evaluators is too focused on helping animals, and objectionably view animal charities as instrumental to that end, instead of appreciating that the proper purpose of animal charities is to make their employees feel seen."
Could this be not so much employees BEING SEEN as employees BECOMING MORE RIGHTEOUS/VIRTUOUS? I don't understand the notion of virtue ethics, as in, I understand the words/ sentences/ semantics but I COMPLETELY fail to see any sense in it emotionally and intuitively and, morally, I don't understand the ultimate goal here as an *ethical* rather than "personal development" goal but maybe it's a genuine difference in ultimate values? Maybe they really think that there is a moral benefit to people feeling all those feelings that exceeds the benefits utilising the same people to reduce suffering of many more distant and not at all cute or friendly creatures would have?
"In other words, Animal Charity Evaluators is too focused on helping animals, and objectionably view animal charities as instrumental to that end, instead of appreciating that the proper purpose of animal charities is to make their employees feel seen."
Could this be not so much employees BEING SEEN as employees BECOMING MORE RIGHTEOUS/VIRTUOUS? I don't understand the notion of virtue ethics, as in, I understand the words/ sentences/ semantics but I COMPLETELY fail to see any sense in it emotionally and intuitively and, morally, I don't understand the ultimate goal here as an *ethical* rather than "personal development" goal but maybe it's a genuine difference in ultimate values? Maybe they really think that there is a moral benefit to people feeling all those feelings that exceeds the benefits utilising the same people to reduce suffering of many more distant and not at all cute or friendly creatures would have?