blacktrance comments on 2013 Census/Survey: call for changes and additions - Less Wrong

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Comment author: blacktrance 06 November 2013 08:16:32PM 1 point [-]

New questions:

  • Have a Meta-Ethical Views question, with the options like "Moral Realism", "Moral Relativism", "Moral Nihilism", etc.

  • Since we have an Alternate Politics question, we could have an Alternate Ethics question, preferably with "check all that apply"-style checkboxes. Suggested answer choices: utilitarian, egoist, consequentialist, Objectivist, deontologist, Divine Command, eudaimonistic virtue ethicist, other virtue ethicist, intuitionist, moral relativist, moral nihilist. (Feel free to add to or modify these options.)

  • Have questions about tobacco use and alcohol consumption.

Comment author: Larks 07 November 2013 04:48:56AM 1 point [-]

If you have a meta-ethics question, please make sure the options are mutually exclusive. Relativism is a type of Realism.

Similarly, utilitarian is a subset of consequentialism, egoism intersects consequentialism. Intuitionism is a meta-ethical theory, not a normative one, as as such overlaps the normative options.