CuSithBell comments on What is Metaethics? - Less Wrong

31 Post author: lukeprog 25 April 2011 04:53PM

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Comment author: CuSithBell 27 April 2011 08:41:25PM 1 point [-]

You cannot guess? Do you not see the irony in making this request?

Here is the situation: people often use a single word (such as 'good') to mean many different things. Thus, if you wish to use the word to mean something in particular - especially in an argument about that word! - you might have to define your own meaning.

Besides - the behemoth Opal ("ordinary people at large") is a poor judge of many things.

Comment author: Peterdjones 27 April 2011 08:58:58PM 0 points [-]

Making the categorical/hypothetical distinction is a way of refining the meaning. I'm already there (although I am getting accused of pedantry for my efforts).