RE: Moral Oughts
August 1, 2019 at 12:04 pm
(This post was last modified: August 1, 2019 at 12:05 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(August 1, 2019 at 12:02 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: Every once in a while a thief gets shot in the act.
That alone ahould give ya reason enough to not do it...
Rational self interest. That’s a pretty common realist premise, for sure.
(August 1, 2019 at 12:02 pm)Acrobat Wrote:No, none of those are my evaluative premises. I’m a moral realist, not a moral absolutist.(August 1, 2019 at 11:56 am)Gae Bolga Wrote: They can be, sure, but that doesn’t mean that they all are.
Sort of like how you can make a pie with sugar or Splenda
Okay some may be some may not be.
How about I ought not do wrong, or I ought not steal, is that a subjective goal? How about for you? Do you believe you ought not steal? If so, Is this a personal/subjective goal of yours? To avoid doing wrong things.
Meaning that it might apply to you, who personally subscribe to it, but not to someone like me who doesn’t personally subscribe to it?
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