cultural relativism and conventionalism as an inadequate moral theory
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ethical subjectivism joins
the results are counterintuitive and very hard to live out
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If conventionalism is true
Tries to show moral values must be objective and universal to make sense
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The moral (axiological) argument
- not personal, private decisions,
- not descriptions of behavior
- are prescriptions for behavior and motive that have the force of a command
- sense of obligation and oughtness that is universal, authoritative, and outweighs
considerations of culture, time, and place
- morality can't be based on descriptions of the world, neither can it be derived from
reason
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Morals
"I always lie," - If it is true, then it is false, and if it's false, then it's true. But reason does
not tell us anything about whether lying is right or wrong or whether truthful
confession is virtue or not
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ethical subjectivism joins
the results are counterintuitive and very hard to live out
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If conventionalism is true
Tries to show moral values must be objective and universal to make sense
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The moral (axiological) argument
- not personal, private decisions,
- not descriptions of behavior
- are prescriptions for behavior and motive that have the force of a command
- sense of obligation and oughtness that is universal, authoritative, and outweighs
considerations of culture, time, and place
- morality can't be based on descriptions of the world, neither can it be derived from
reason
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Morals
"I always lie," - If it is true, then it is false, and if it's false, then it's true. But reason does
not tell us anything about whether lying is right or wrong or whether truthful
confession is virtue or not
Give this one a try later!
