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           %CONTEXTUAL DUTIES IDEALS CAUSES EFFECTS 860607

     One's  duties  depend upon one's context,   values  &
ideals;  and upon one's  theory  of  causes and effects in
reflexive  human relationships.   A  change in any one  of
these is likely to lead to a change in one's duties.

     One's duties depend upon one's context:   who,  what,
where,   when,  possibilities,  resources,  opportunities,
limitations,  etc.   It makes no sense to claim that one's
duties are unrelated to one's context.    By moving toward
statements of transcendent  ideals and values one may make
statements  about duties which transcend many  particulars
of context.

     Abstract  statements  regarding values and ideals  do
not  make  clear  what one's duties are  in  a  particular
context  without  the addition of a theory of  causes  and
effects  in  reflexive  human  relationships.    Differing
commitments  regarding transcendent values and ideals lead
to  different  duties  even in the light  of  a  generally
agreed  to  theory  of  causes  and effects,   if  such an
agreement  be  possible.   Differing conceptions regarding
the connections among causes and effects lead to differing
duties even  in the face of generally agreed to values and
ideals, if such an agreement exists.

     One's  values and ideals give a sense of the  general
goal,   and the direction in which to move to  reach  that
goal.    One's  theory  of causes and effects relating  to
reflexive  human relationships leads to a set of  concepts
about how to make progress toward the goal.  One's context
determines  how  such concepts about how to make  progress
toward  the  goal  will  be  expressed  in  decisions  and
actions.    One's  context  determines  how one's concepts
pertain  to one's  self in seeking to fulfill one's ideals
and  values in  keeping with one's understanding of causes
and effects in reflexive human relationships.

     Objective considerations do  play  a  role within the
context of one's theory of causes and effects in reflexive
human  relationships.   Yet,  objective considerations  by
themselves  are inadequate to show the way to achieve  any
appropriate human goal, because most of the decisions  and
behaviors  entailed in achieving appropriate  human  goals
are   non-objective  in  nature,   they  are   essentially
reflexive.  Many goals cannot be achieved as the result of
planned technical efforts.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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