(October 5, 2018 at 9:30 am)polymath257 Wrote:(October 5, 2018 at 9:27 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote: I tend to agree. However, this statement appeals to objective morality; in order to say that we have a better understanding in compared to a moral ideal.
No, really, it does not, except to point out that fairness and compassion are the basis of morality.
It still appears that you don't understand the terms as used.... which is probably why you don't like them. I do agree that that fairness and compassion are moral terms and guiding principles. But that doesn't get you to one ought to be fair and compassionate. It doesn't tell you that it is right or wrong. Equating these terms to morality doesn't get you past the issues of the ontology of morality, it just shifts it a little. And in the end, most people that we would consider sane, do not treat morality as if it is subjective. Why do you think that is?
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