Scientific Morality! It's about time!

[genkaus]

The work of neuroscientist Sam Harris about The Science of Morality have been widely criticized. The question remains however if such objections are valid or not.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_of_morality

Considering the subjective limitations of Higher Education and normative morality, thinking outside the box might just be the way to solve the worlds problems.

I tend to agree that morality can not be subjected to the God idea.

I find it extremely amusing that you are the one making this post, given that a lot of its content goes against your own position.

First of all, given that study of neuroscience, psychology and sociology seem to be the basis for the science of morality - so I'd say that it sits squarely inside the box of Higher Education.

Also, the idea here is to develop a normative ethical system using science, so whatever "subjective limitations" you imagine for any normative morality, would apply here as well.

And then there is the fact that its method of resolving Hume's is-ought problem is setting the goal of morality as "maximizing welfare".

But the part I find funniest of all - the part that really cracks me up - is this bit right here.

science of morality instead tentatively advocates general values (like high degrees of free speech) or rules of thumb (like the Golden Rule).