Will_Sawin comments on A Defense of Naive Metaethics - Less Wrong
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Well I guess strictly speaking not all "ought" claims are relevant to decision-making. So then I guess the argument that they form a natural category is more subtle.
I mean, technically, you don't have to describe all aspects of the correct utility function. but the boundary around "the correct utility function" is simpler than the boundary around "the relevant parts of the correct utility function"
No. I think it's propositional, not emotional. I'm arguing against an emotivist stance on the grounds that it doesn't justify certain kinds of moral reasoning.