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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (60323)	9/30/2002 6:20:23 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Well, maybe others undertook to expect me to be present, but I'll pass that. We don't, of course, know whether they were in fact discommodated by my being late, or found something more interesting and productive to do with their time, so that in fact my being late was an advantage to them, so they should thank me for being late. But I'll pass that, too. Basically, you're saying that if I make a commitment and don't carry it out, I owe the other person an apology. Is this true of every commitment not carried out, or do you apply it only to certain circumstances? Also, you slur apologies and explanations. We need to distinguish them, I think. An apology simply expresses regret. It does not give you any insight into my private affairs. An explanation, though, requires me to admit you to some part of my private affairs. That, to me, is a very different matter. So. I'm a half-hour late to a meeting. Do you believe I have an obligation to apologize AND explain? Or is an apology sufficient in your moral ethos?