Hello Unenlightened, Although I agree (in the sense that I am trying to get to the truth, and I have no doubt you are too), I don’t see how it is impo...
Hello Manuel, Thank you for the elaboration! It seems as though ‘morality’, to you, pertains solely to biology—is that correct? If so, then I don’t re...
I see. Although I did not read the whole thing (admittedly), I would like to note that that is not a mathematical proof: it is formal logic; and no on...
Hello unenlightened, It seems as though, to me, that you are a “moral realist” in the sense that you do think that there is a real conflict between so...
Hello Banno, I think this is incorrect: moral subjectivists are cognitivists and so are nihilists. This is only a depiction of non-cognivitist moral a...
Hello Manuel, I also agree that it is evil—but is ‘evil’ referring to something objective? And are we absolutely obliged to fixate upon “thou shalt no...
How would it change your experience of them? I reviewed your first, initial board post and I don’t see any linked papers making mathematical claims ab...
What do you mean by “empty set of assumptions”? What do you mean by “realizing restrictions on causality”? Idealism eliminates the possibility of caus...
I hold that awareness, will, and reason are non-physical and aren't really objects--as all three are dependent on the will or is the will itself. What...
Hello Banno, I don’t think this is an accurate depiction of either view. To me, moral realism is the thesis that: 1. Moral judgments are cognitive (wh...
Hello Benj96, I appreciate your response! That is fair, but at that point, I would argue, it is a matter of studying inter-subjectivity and not object...
Hello Manual, I appreciate your response! Generally speaking, one’s metaethical position is going to shape their normative ethical and applied ethical...
Hello unenlightened, I am understanding this analogy to be agreeing that your moral system doesn’t purport to have objective moral judgments, is that ...
Hello Darkneos, I am sorry that you are being tormented by solipsism: I hope that you find a way to overcome the negative impact it has had on you! Le...
Not quite! I am saying the opposite: fixating on a moral judgment is subjective; and moral judgments which one cannot opt-out of (cannot unfixate upon...
Nowhere in this do I find a moral judgment. You are simply noting that if one wants to communicate, then they must speak the truth most of the time. T...
That is fair: I should have included that distinction in my synopsis. In that case, I think we are both in the same boat then: the only valid ontologi...
Hello 0 implies everything, It sounds like you may be referring to the “problem of interaction” for substance dualists; and the argument is founded on...
Hello Unenlightened, I agree with your first paragraph and I think I understand better what you are saying: thank you! However, your last sentence is ...
Hello Mark S, Wonderful response! Let me see if I can adequately respond. I think that, firstly, I must, regrettably, dive into a bit of semantics, as...
Hello Banno, I see. The problem (I think) is that consequentialism does not entail, in itself, any metaethical position specifically. I wasn’t trying ...
Hello Moliere, Fair enough my friend! I think so too. As I am unsure what to segue into now, I would like to just tell you that I really appreciated o...
Hello Mww, If by “causal freedom” you are referring to libertarian free will, then I do not think that such is necessary for one to have obligations (...
Hello Mark S, I appreciate your response! I agree, as there is no such thing as a “stance-independent” judgment. Very interesting! To be honest, I hav...
Hello unenlightened, I apologize: I must have, somewhere along our conversation, misunderstood what you are claiming. Are you claiming there are objec...
Hello Mww, I appreciate your response! I purposely did not note an organ or what not which is responsible for such production because I don’t think a ...
Hello unenlightened, Again, if you are going to claim that peoples’ wants are absolutely to be removed from the equation in terms of morals, then you ...
Hello Banno, If a person who has consequentialist tendencies claims there are no categorical imperatives, then they are thereby squarely a moral anti-...
Hello Moliere, Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems as though you are noting that philosophical positions tend to be complex and hard to nail down p...
Hello Moliere, I don’t think I am still quite following, but let me address your points and you tell me if I am getting closer. It sounds like you are...
Hello Unenlightened, I think we may be slightly misunderstanding each other, so let me try and narrow down the disagreement. I am not disagreeing that...
Hello T Clark, I totally understand and partially agree: I think that moral facts are involuntary, and the moment one fixates thereupon then they have...
The issue I have with this is that the “need” for buildings is subjective (or inter-subjective at best), so I think your analogy isn’t actually mappin...
I am starting to understand more: thank you! It seems as though you are formulating two mutually exclusive options (which are different than the moral...
Hello Hanover, I appreciate your response! As most of your message is directed at another, I will address only the part directed me: the definition fr...
Hello bert1, Thank you for your response! I am not talking about normative ethics in my post but, rather, metaethics. Likewise, I am not invoking Kant...
Hello Moliere, I think, according to the standard definitions, moral anti-realism is the position that there are no moral facts (i.e., “objective mora...
Hello unenlightened, Contrary to your name, I think that your analogy was quite enlightened and thought-provoking: thank you! Let me try to take a cra...
Hello T Clark, I appreciate your response! The metaethical one has tends to greatly shape (I would argue) peoples’ normative ethical theories. For exa...
Hello Banno, Thank you for your response! I think we are semantically disagreeing, as I don’t think you defined the terms correctly; so let me explain...
I appreciate your response! I generally agree; but I actually blend, in my normative ethics, both deontic and virtue-theoretic ethics together (and al...
Hello jgill, I apologize for the belated response my friend! I have been, unfortunately, very busy and haven’t had the time to look at the forum. Now ...
Hello Philosophim, As we already discussed, I apologize for the late and overdue response: I have been preoccupied with other things lately and, thusl...
Awe, I see! I thought you were outlining a set because T was encapsulated in brackets, which I thought meant 'a set'. Correct me where I am wrong, but...
I appreciate the elaboration: thank you! I understand what you are conveying and I think it is perfectly fair and reasonable. However, I would like to...
Thank you jgill for the elaboration! I am most definitely not an expert mathematician and I most certainly do not want to come across as disconcerting...
Wonderful analysis as always Philosophim: let me try to adequately respond. For clarification, in toto and in total are meant to describe totality in ...
Nice to meet you Pie! Could you please elaborate on what you mean by this? At prima facea, I don’t see how the essay would be poetry, as I am thinking...
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