RE: Does anyone own "The Moral Landscape"?
October 12, 2018 at 7:35 am
(This post was last modified: October 12, 2018 at 7:38 am by robvalue.)
I’ll try one more thing here. I can’t address every point I’m afraid because I honestly can’t comprehend what you’re trying to say. It feels like we're jumping around all different perspectives. I admit this may be a problem my end.
I remember you said something like, "Sexual assault is wrong, because it is damaging to individuals and toxic to society".
This is assuming a definition of "wrong" that includes things that are damaging to individuals and toxic to society.
But let’s use a different word, and see what happens. Let’s define "right" to include things that are damaging to toxic and individuals. Now:
"Sexual assault is right, because it is damaging to individuals and toxic to society".
It’s the same logic, and the same conclusion. So is this a moral fact? My point is that the inclusion of "wrong" was not necessary, it was a middleman. The real discussion comes in deciding what is right and wrong in the first place, not in how this is then applied in logical moral statements.
I remember you said something like, "Sexual assault is wrong, because it is damaging to individuals and toxic to society".
This is assuming a definition of "wrong" that includes things that are damaging to individuals and toxic to society.
But let’s use a different word, and see what happens. Let’s define "right" to include things that are damaging to toxic and individuals. Now:
"Sexual assault is right, because it is damaging to individuals and toxic to society".
It’s the same logic, and the same conclusion. So is this a moral fact? My point is that the inclusion of "wrong" was not necessary, it was a middleman. The real discussion comes in deciding what is right and wrong in the first place, not in how this is then applied in logical moral statements.
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