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Arguments against moral objectivism 5 Anti-realist arguments for moral objectivity Anti-realist arguments sometimes have the following form. We humans necessarily perceive, know and describe reality in human ways. Therefore, either we can never know what reality really is, or there is no such thing...

Your whole argument is a sham. First we need to define 'what is morality & ethics'. Morality is the management of evil to enable its related good to manifest. Then we need to define 'what is evil'. We need a specific list of what is deemed evil. For example, "humans killing of humans"...

You are really lost in philosophy. With philosophy we cannot be too loose, but it is critical to establish objectivity for the above major branches of philosophy so it will not be a free for all. So here's your argument: for philosophy to be serious, it must be objective - it must deal with facts. ...

Here is an example of how a non-moral fact when inputted into a moral FSERC generate a moral fact. I have posted examples [somewhere -got to search] how one FSERC fact when inputted into another contribute to generate a fact in another FSERC fact. Here is one example .. Another example, is the weat...

Here is an example of how a non-moral fact when inputted into a moral FSERC generate a moral fact. I have posted examples [somewhere -got to search] how one FSERC fact when inputted into another contribute to generate a fact in another FSERC fact. Here is one example .. Another example, is the weat...

Arguments against moral objectivism 4 Instrumentality or goal-consistency arguments The claim ‘action B is consistent with goal A’ is not a moral assertion, because it says nothing about moral rightness or wrongness. The claim ‘if we want goal A, then we ought to do action B’ is not a moral asserti...

Bollocks. You don't understand the how a deductive argument works. I recommend a logic 101 course or simple text. Here's your invalid and unsound argument. P1 X is a moral issue. P2 To reduce the incidence of X is to resolve this moral issue. C Therefore, in the case of X, morality is objective. Th...

Arguments against moral objectivism 4 Instrumentality or goal-consistency arguments The claim ‘action B is consistent with goal A’ is not a moral assertion, because it says nothing about moral rightness or wrongness. The claim ‘if we want goal A, then we ought to do action B’ is not a moral asserti...

VA's claims. 1 There is no absolutely independent universe. (Philosophical anti-realism. What does this claim mean?) 2 Therefore, there is no absolutely independent universe, whether or not there are humans. (From 1.) But 3 If there are humans, the universe is only relatively independent from humans...

Arguments against moral objectivism 3 The subjectivity of goals That a goal for our actions is morally right or good is a matter of opinion, which is subjective. Our choice of goal – such as well-being, happiness, pleasure, fulfilment, or pleasing my team’s god - is a matter of opinion, which is su...

1. The killing of humans [especially impulsively and arbitrary] is a moral issue. No. it's not - unless we assume (in this case) moral wrongness. So this premise begs the question. 2. Malignant psychopaths who kill humans [immoral] on impulse has some sort of damaged or abnormal brain the the major...

1. The killing of humans [especially impulsively and arbitrary] is a moral issue. No. it's not - unless we assume (in this case) moral wrongness. So this premise begs the question. 2. Malignant psychopaths who kill humans [immoral] on impulse has some sort of damaged or abnormal brain the the major...

All your above are strawman[s]. I have already explained a million times re how reality emerges; Reality: Emergence & Realization Prior to Perceiving, Knowing & Describing https://forum.philosophynow.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=40145 What is Emergence & Realization https://forum.philoso...

Arguments against moral objectivism 3 The subjectivity of goals That a goal for our actions is morally right or good is a matter of opinion, which is subjective. Our choice of goal – such as well-being, happiness, pleasure, fulfilment, or pleasing my team’s god - is a matter of opinion, which is su...