RE: Objective morality as a proper basic belief
June 24, 2017 at 12:04 pm
(This post was last modified: June 24, 2017 at 12:05 pm by henryp.)
Instead of 'objective morality', why don't you consider it objective practicality in achieving a goal.
How do we set up a society that works for everyone? Well, if everyone's gang raping girls, that's, I'd argue, objectively not going to work out great for the girls. So gang rape is out.
If we lived in a society where the goal was men matter, and no one else, gang rape is back on the table. Unless a bunch of men don't want their wives and daughters gang-raped, and they conclude outlawing gang rape is probably the most practical way to solve that problem. But there's room for debate there.
I think this generic idea is reflected if you look back through history. What is the goal, and what you call morality is actually how the goal is practically achieved.
How do we set up a society that works for everyone? Well, if everyone's gang raping girls, that's, I'd argue, objectively not going to work out great for the girls. So gang rape is out.
If we lived in a society where the goal was men matter, and no one else, gang rape is back on the table. Unless a bunch of men don't want their wives and daughters gang-raped, and they conclude outlawing gang rape is probably the most practical way to solve that problem. But there's room for debate there.
I think this generic idea is reflected if you look back through history. What is the goal, and what you call morality is actually how the goal is practically achieved.
