Even if something is not directly relevant to one’s survival, if it affects the organism in a meaningful manner, there will in some way be a relation to a survival mechanism. — Vivek
The answer lies within the question itself. It is in relation to ourselves. It is in relation to us being alive. It is in relation to our very fundamental essence as living things. To live! To survive! To thrive! — Vivek
Have a read of Moore's Principia Ethica. Then Philippa Foot. Then Martha Nussbaum. — Banno
It is, because is-ought isn't about specific prescriptions but the nature of prescription itself. — Vivek
Have a read of Moore's Principia Ethica. Then Philippa Foot. Then Martha Nussbaum. — Banno
I need others with some deeper reading/interest to talk about it. — Tom Storm
Have a read of Moore's Principia Ethica. Then Philippa Foot. Then Martha Nussbaum.
— Banno
Fair enough. Probably won't have time. I did read Nussbaum's Capability Approach. It all seems very middle class (human rights/human dignity). Does she not essentially argue that human flourishing should be the universal goal of all ethical systems? Which doesn't mean it is wrong. But not being a philosopher, I can't tell if this stuff is useful or not. I need others with some deeper reading/interest to talk about it. — Tom Storm
This is from a book I've recently published. A link to it is available in my profile if anyone is interested. — Vivek
I'm just not going to go on a tangent to other topics. — Vivek
G.E. Moore asks a similar question. What exactly do we mean when we say something is good? What does it mean when we say something is right or wrong? — Vivek
I’ll save you the trouble of reading the other two. It’s the usual reliance on some universalistic grounding of ethical normativity mixed with a sprinkling of cultural situatedness.
Let’s just say I find their universalism to be riddled with parochialism. — Joshs
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