RE: Moral Oughts
August 1, 2019 at 11:49 am
(This post was last modified: August 1, 2019 at 11:50 am by The Grand Nudger.)
That would depend on their evaluative premise.
Stealing is wrong.
You shouldn’t do wrong
Therefore you shouldn’t steal
follows, so it’s at least a candidate for objective truth.
But
Stealing is wrong
Sometimes you should do wrong
Therefore you shouldn’t steal
Doesn’t follow, and so....categorically, is not a candidate for an objective truth.
Most moral disagreement happens at the level of evaluative premises, with more sophisticated premises capable of supporting ( and handling) a wider range of purported moral truths and moral scenarios.
Stealing is wrong.
You shouldn’t do wrong
Therefore you shouldn’t steal
follows, so it’s at least a candidate for objective truth.
But
Stealing is wrong
Sometimes you should do wrong
Therefore you shouldn’t steal
Doesn’t follow, and so....categorically, is not a candidate for an objective truth.
Most moral disagreement happens at the level of evaluative premises, with more sophisticated premises capable of supporting ( and handling) a wider range of purported moral truths and moral scenarios.
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