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- Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:56 am
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Philosophical Realism Begs the Question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 23
Re: Philosophical Realism Begs the Question
Notes: KIV
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:56 am
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Philosophical Realism Begs the Question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 23
Re: Philosophical Realism Begs the Question
Notes: KIV
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:49 am
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Philosophical Realism Begs the Question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 23
Philosophical Realism Begs the Question
Those who deny moral facts exist [thus morality is not objective] leveraged their argument on Philosophical Realism [p-realism] which is grounded on the idea of mind*-independence. [*or human conditions]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_realism I argue, those who argued on the basis of p...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:13 am
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Incest Deterrence & Morality is Objectivity
- Replies: 18
- Views: 262
Re: Incest Deterrence & Morality is Objectivity
Actually, the notion that incest avoidance results from the biological risks of inbreeding is dubious. First of all, the risks of inbreeding are relatively slight, especially in primitive cultures in which the infant mortality rate is 50% any way. More important, a common marriage rule in many simp...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 2:50 am
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Adv of Moral Objectivity over Others
- Replies: 5
- Views: 99
Re: Adv of Moral Objectivity over Others
Here is an example [re incest], why Moral Objectivity has the advantage over other moral views. I once knew a mill owner whose children has born an incestuous child together. Their wood mill was some 10 miles from the nearest small town and his family had very few opportunities to meet members of t...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:07 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Do Abstract Objects Exist?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 203
Re: Do Abstract Objects Exist?
Why do people like PH et. al. [philosophical realists] insist abstract objects do not exist? First, There are Two Senses of Reality https://forum.philosophynow.org/viewtopic.php?t=40265 1. Framework & perspective based reality - mind-interdependent 2. Mind-independent reality, i.e. philosophical...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:33 am
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Incest Deterrence & Morality is Objectivity
- Replies: 18
- Views: 262
Re: Incest Deterrence & Morality is Objectivity
Emotions are an integral part of morality, e.g., love, as well as sympathy - projection of self in another's circumstances. These require sophisticated nervous systems. Yet, moral behaviour requires nothing but the natural selection to develop, e.g., ants, bees, termites. More awareness necessitate...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:05 am
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Incest Deterrence & Morality is Objectivity
- Replies: 18
- Views: 262
Re: Incest Deterrence & Morality is Objectivity
Actually, the notion that incest avoidance results from the biological risks of inbreeding is dubious. First of all, the risks of inbreeding are relatively slight, especially in primitive cultures in which the infant mortality rate is 50% any way. More important, a common marriage rule in many simp...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 4:48 am
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Adv of Moral Objectivity over Others
- Replies: 5
- Views: 99
Re: Adv of Moral Objectivity over Others
Here is an example [re incest], why Moral Objectivity has the advantage over other moral views. I once knew a mill owner whose children has born an incestuous child together. Their wood mill was some 10 miles from the nearest small town and his family had very few opportunities to meet members of th...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 4:44 am
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Incest Deterrence & Morality is Objectivity
- Replies: 18
- Views: 262
Re: Incest Deterrence & Morality is Objectivity
Incest Deterrence or Inbreeding Avoidance an inherent biological functions which is also one of the many moral element. Discuss?? Views?? I once knew a mill owner whose children has born an incestuous child together. Their wood mill was some 10 miles from the nearest small town and his family had v...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:54 am
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Incest Deterrence & Morality is Objectivity
- Replies: 18
- Views: 262
Re: Incest Deterrence & Morality is Objectivity
Morality refers to behaviours that facilitate certain strategies. Men call them 'moral' because they offer an advantage that is ingrained in social species. I'm not saying these behaviours ae moral, I'm saying humans call these behaviours moral, ensuring their continuance. They are "good"...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:08 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Do Abstract Objects Exist?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 203
Re: Do Abstract Objects Exist?
Notes: KIV
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:07 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Do Abstract Objects Exist?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 203
Re: Do Abstract Objects Exist?
cont... [Kane B] what I want to say is that even when we're talking about concrete objects there's actually a kind of abstraction going on the abstract and the concrete are already kind of intertwined in a very deep way what’s the point of all of this I suppose then, Do Abstract Objects Exist? I wan...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:05 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Do Abstract Objects Exist?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 203
Re: Do Abstract Objects Exist?
[ Kane B ] now the sort of view constructing concrete that I have is that is that all of the concrete objects of our perception are actually just I mean we just make them up basically they're just made up right I mean you could if you want say I suppose that there just are no concrete objects that a...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:02 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Do Abstract Objects Exist?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 203
Re: Do Abstract Objects Exist?
Transcript from the Video above: ................. [ Kane B ] I'm a constructivist about all objects I would say that hands tables chairs planets and so on these objects exist only relative to particular perspectives and they exist in virtue of the fact that we are kind of arbitrarily drawing lines ...