Hindsight and the Great Yes
Abstract
Abstract Though, when it comes to what we ought to do, Momentous Import does not have revisionary implications, when it comes to what we ought to regret, Momentous Import has implications that are very revisionary indeed. This chapter argues that if Momentous Import is true, then we ought to feel the positive analogue of regret toward almost everything that has ever been done, no matter how intrinsically terrible it was. Call this the Great Yes. The argument proceeds by considering ordinary cases of existential affirmation, then generalizing.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Philosophical Ethics and Theory
Epistemology
Ethics
and Metaphysics
Aesthetics
and Art
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Oxford University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 81–95
- Publication date
- 16 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter