(October 4, 2018 at 11:34 am)robvalue Wrote: Okay... well, if that’s what moral realism is saying, then I’m one too. I would expect most people to be, who have given their ideas on morality any decent amount of thought. If it’s this simple, I don’t understand why it’s even a thing or why philosophers would debate it.Most people live their lives as though they accept moral realism. Folks have had tons of reasons to debate it. Relativism, subjectivism, and moral skepticism are all competeing positions. That's not an exhaustive list.
A realist might use these examples and example moral statements as a way to compare moral realism to those other positions.
Quote:Vulcan appears to be saying more than this though, as does Harris. I’m trying to weedle it out!
Ill go back through the thread. I'm sure he could elaborate.
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