Does my edit help? I can't see how it's very unlikely, it's how I've understood the whole of the meta-ethics sequence.
Well, it helps, in that it clarifies your reasoning. Thanks.
That said, I continue to think that EY would reject a claim like "p-morality is h-inferior to h-morality" to the extent that its symmetrical counterpart, "h-morality is p-inferior to p-morality" is considered equivalent; I expect he would reply with some version of "No, p-morality is inferior to h-morality, which is right."
IOW, my own understanding of EY's position is similar to shminux's, here: that human morality is right, and other moralities (supposing they ex...
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