tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76118161080218989.post272995005408770374..comments2017-05-15T12:22:41.585-07:00Comments on Academy of Human Action: What are Laws?Michael Richardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280416746357847160noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76118161080218989.post-66014050044548573742011-01-16T13:15:53.834-08:002011-01-16T13:15:53.834-08:00I know, I may need some work with my wording in de...I know, I may need some work with my wording in defining certain behaviors. However, it is hard to say whether or not incentives and compulsion are really different things. Incentives compel people to act, while compulsions are really led by incentives. After all, not having violence done to a person is an incentive for that person not to engage in unwarranted behavior, but really that is just compulsion if we state that compulsion is really just violent incentives (but wouldn't that just be a contradiction as well).<br /><br />Good job pointing this out. I will definitely give it a lot of thought not to mention consult some dictionaries lol. After all, my next article is on how laws are made, and thanks to your help, I am finding better ways to state my ideas more clearly.Michael Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280416746357847160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76118161080218989.post-57559695529410435582011-01-16T07:56:05.959-08:002011-01-16T07:56:05.959-08:00This may be pure semantics, but I think that the s...This may be pure semantics, but I think that the second category, non-violent compulsion, is contradictory. Using the example of the plumber, I would say that he is incentivized, not compelled, to do his work, since there is no application or threat of violence. If this is anything other than semantics, then there could be substantial ethical implications, since compulsion is generally condemned, whereas incentives are not.David Grzybowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02244006303541156366noreply@blogger.com