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Just curious to see if this question will generate any interesting discussion...
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Zaro said:Yes you can, depending on your values. I take your statement to mean that "success is right", meaning that one who is successful is correct, wise, intelligent etc. I would counter that fools are often successful. Of course if one believes success is all that matters (i.e. who cares who is right, smart, stupid etc), then the discussion is irrelevant.
Papa Lazarou said:I don't understand the question.
Instag0 said:If you're Immanuel Kant with your inconsequentialist ethics, then you'd rather be wrong for the right reasons.
Personally, I'd rather have the right reasons on my side and be wrong, rather than be right for the wrong reasons. Given the latter, it doesn't matter how right the outcome is if your reasoning is wrong. Doing the right thing for the wrong reasons negates the righteousness, which is something Plato would agree with as well since one cannot be half right or half wrong. A person is either all good or all bad.