I wholeheartedly agree with points 2 and 3, but I don’t understand point 1.
I don’t know much about Benjamin Lay, but casually glancing through his Wikipedia, it seems that his actions were morally commendable and supererogatory. Is the charge that he could have picked his fights/approach to advocacy more tactfully?
I wholeheartedly agree with points 2 and 3, but I don’t understand point 1.
I don’t know much about Benjamin Lay, but casually glancing through his Wikipedia, it seems that his actions were morally commendable and supererogatory. Is the charge that he could have picked his fights/approach to advocacy more tactfully?
To clarify, it wasn’t morally supererogatory to boycott speaking with slave-owners. Often you have to speak with wrongdoers to convince them.
Lay also did a lot of things that were great. I focused on the example in the question.