torekp comments on Pluralistic Moral Reductionism - Less Wrong

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Comment author: torekp 04 June 2011 02:46:43AM 2 points [-]

I agree that a very common meaning of objective/subjective is along your lines. In metaethics, it seems the most discussed. But I'd suggest function of the speaker's beliefs and attitudes, not just function of the speaker. My left hand has five fingers: this truth is a function of the speaker, but if we want to communicate effectively in English, we'd better call this fact objective.