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Hume's Guillotine sets up an ethical regress problem
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RE: Hume's Guillotine sets up an ethical regress problem
(April 12, 2014 at 9:42 pm)MindForgedManacle Wrote: Value is by definition subjective, and could never be otherwise.

I disagree. I think evaluative statements often express qualia—such as the pain of being burned or the pleasure of intercourse—just like the word "bright" can be used to express a quale.
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RE: Hume's Guillotine sets up an ethical regress problem - by Coffee Jesus - April 12, 2014 at 9:56 pm

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