(October 5, 2018 at 7:24 am)vulcanlogician Wrote:(October 5, 2018 at 7:00 am)DLJ Wrote: Is there a position that claims that the whole subject is so poorly defined that it becomes next to useless?
Error theory. It calls all moral thinking and moral philosophy bullshit.
What exactly in ethics is poorly defined?
Well, I'm not calling it BS, merely poorly defined.
For a start, the distinction between 'morality' and 'ethics'. Why have two words when they are used interchangeably?
The PURPOSE of life is to replicate our DNA ................. (from Darwin)
The MEANING of life is the experience of living ... (from Frank Herbert)
The VALUE of life is the legacy we leave behind ..... (from observation)
The MEANING of life is the experience of living ... (from Frank Herbert)
The VALUE of life is the legacy we leave behind ..... (from observation)