Sorry, I meant by my comment on fiction that I disagree with you to an extent. The there is nothing wrong with fiction…” part was meant to be a “yeah, true, until”. Poor communication on my part
I want to promote actions that result in people prospering and feeling happy. But that isn’t on realist grounds. On what grounds as a realist do you promote a given action. What are you appealing to that makes it moral and therefore is useful for compelling. If it is just a fiction, my previous question roughly restated as “well so what, why should I care about your fictions” returns. How are you grounding “Jim should keep his hands to himself” better than I am by appealing to moral realism? Is that just your opinion?
I want to promote actions that result in people prospering and feeling happy. But that isn’t on realist grounds. On what grounds as a realist do you promote a given action. What are you appealing to that makes it moral and therefore is useful for compelling. If it is just a fiction, my previous question roughly restated as “well so what, why should I care about your fictions” returns. How are you grounding “Jim should keep his hands to himself” better than I am by appealing to moral realism? Is that just your opinion?
