TimFreeman comments on Pluralistic Moral Reductionism - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TimFreeman 07 June 2011 04:03:32AM *  -1 points [-]

If so, then I would offer the goal of "in order to be logically consistent." There are some who think moral oughts reduce to logical consistency, so we ought act in a certain way in order to be logically consistent. I don't have a good counter-argument to that, other than asking to examine such a theory...

You can stop right there. If no theory of morality based on logical consistency is offered, you don't have to do any more.

Comment author: Peterdjones 07 June 2011 11:13:41AM 1 point [-]

If no logically consistent theory is offered, you don't have to do any more.

I suppose you mean "if no theory of morality based on logical consistency is offered".

Of course, one could make an attempt to research reason-based metaethics before discarding the whole idea.

Comment author: TimFreeman 07 June 2011 01:40:52PM *  -1 points [-]

I suppose you mean "if no theory of morality based on logical consistency is offered".

Agreed and edited.

Of course, one could make an attempt to research reason-based metaethics before discarding the whole idea.

I observe that you didn't offer a pointer to a theory of morality based on logical consistency.

I agree with Eby: you are a troll. I'm done here.

Comment author: Peterdjones 07 June 2011 02:03:51PM *  1 point [-]

I observe that you didn't offer a pointer to a theory of morality based on logical consistency.

For one thing, I don't think logical consistency is quite the right criterion for reason-based objective morality. Pointing out that certain ideas are old and well documented, is offering a pointer, and is not trolling.

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