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'Is & Ought' in David Hume

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'Is & Ought' in David Hume
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RE: 'Is & Ought' in David Hume
June 6, 2015 at 1:10 pm (This post was last modified: June 6, 2015 at 1:11 pm by Mudhammam.)
(June 4, 2015 at 4:13 pm)PhilliptheTeenageAtheist Wrote: I believe that scientifically, the concept of "ought" doesn't exist. I still use the word everyday, but only coloquially because it is based solely on animal instinct and animal desire.
Right. "Ought" means "I'd really like it if you did X," with the recognition that likes/dislikes don't directly advance or diminish the flourishing of others (inducing potentially ourselves) while oughts/ought nots typically do.

Ought is like "I'd prefer" + "and if you don't oblige I'm going to force you."
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza
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'Is & Ought' in David Hume - by Pyrrho - May 6, 2015 at 11:12 pm
RE: 'Is & Ought' in David Hume - by Mudhammam - May 6, 2015 at 11:45 pm
RE: 'Is & Ought' in David Hume - by Pyrrho - May 7, 2015 at 9:45 am
RE: 'Is & Ought' in David Hume - by Mudhammam - May 7, 2015 at 3:38 pm
RE: 'Is & Ought' in David Hume - by Whateverist - May 7, 2015 at 12:32 am
RE: 'Is & Ought' in David Hume - by Mudhammam - May 7, 2015 at 1:14 am
RE: 'Is & Ought' in David Hume - by Whateverist - May 7, 2015 at 9:58 am
RE: 'Is & Ought' in David Hume - by Whateverist - May 7, 2015 at 7:23 pm
RE: 'Is & Ought' in David Hume - by Mudhammam - May 7, 2015 at 9:17 pm
RE: 'Is & Ought' in David Hume - by Pyrrho - June 4, 2015 at 2:42 pm
RE: 'Is & Ought' in David Hume - by Mudhammam - June 6, 2015 at 1:10 pm
RE: 'Is & Ought' in David Hume - by Thumpalumpacus - June 4, 2015 at 5:10 pm
RE: 'Is & Ought' in David Hume - by Whateverist - June 6, 2015 at 2:47 pm
RE: 'Is & Ought' in David Hume - by mralstoner - June 15, 2015 at 9:56 am

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