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Any Moral Relativists in the House?
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RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House?
(May 25, 2021 at 3:24 pm)Angrboda Wrote:
(May 25, 2021 at 3:02 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: You should be uncomfortable. Skepticism is warranted. Anyone who claims that there are (or may be) "moral facts" needs to explain themselves. And I'll tell you right now: no matter what their position is concerning moral facts, it will be unsatisfying in some way.

You know, it's not the nihilist who suffers anxiety so much as those around him who are trying to grapple with their incredulity and revulsion concerning his nihilism.

I like nihilism as an ethical theory. Did you read the article I linked in the OP? I loved the article.

But I also think the article well demonstrates the problems with nihilism. The first half of the article is great criticism. I like how nihilism "goes for moral realism's throat" so to speak. And the first half of the article hits all those notes... ie. lists all the things I find compelling about moral nihilism.

But, the second half of the article gave me pause. And I would say that (ultimately) what gives me pause isn't the particular points that were made in the second half of the article. But rather, nihilism gives me pause because I'm not quite ready to proceed beyond the point where we reject realism.
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RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by Brian37 - May 23, 2021 at 6:59 am
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by Foxaèr - May 23, 2021 at 7:49 am
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by Angrboda - May 23, 2021 at 11:57 am
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by Sal - May 23, 2021 at 1:09 pm
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by Brian37 - May 24, 2021 at 5:00 pm
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by Brian37 - May 26, 2021 at 4:07 pm
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by no one - May 24, 2021 at 7:26 am
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by Brian37 - May 24, 2021 at 12:52 pm
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by Brian37 - May 24, 2021 at 6:01 pm
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by no one - May 24, 2021 at 1:00 pm
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by Angrboda - May 24, 2021 at 1:01 pm
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by Angrboda - May 25, 2021 at 8:17 am
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by brewer - May 25, 2021 at 11:29 am
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by Angrboda - May 25, 2021 at 3:24 pm
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by vulcanlogician - May 29, 2021 at 10:17 pm
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by brewer - May 25, 2021 at 4:47 pm
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by Angrboda - May 30, 2021 at 12:48 pm
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by Belacqua - June 14, 2021 at 1:40 am
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by Foxaèr - June 17, 2021 at 9:48 pm
RE: Any Moral Relativists in the House? - by Foxaèr - June 17, 2021 at 9:57 pm

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