Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Changing Your Metaethics - Less Wrong

20 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 27 July 2008 12:36PM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 28 July 2008 02:39:11PM 3 points [-]

Zubon, in this case, it's because I consistently use the word "ethics" to mean something different from "morality" (namely, prosocial instrumental values, as opposed to terminal values; i.e. Prisoner's Dilemma type stuff). You're right that the topic here is standardly called metaethics in academia - but I'm sorry, that term just sounds wrong to me, and I can't bring myself to use it.

I've linked to the SEP entry on metaethics in passing, but should perhaps do so with more of a banner.