Taboo the word "should" and try to ask that question again. I think you'll find that all "should"-like phrases have an implicit second part-- the "With respect to" or the "In order to" part.
If you ask "what should I do tomorrow?", the implicit second part (the value parameter) could be either "in order to enjoy myself the most" or "in order to make the most people happy" or "in order to make the most money"
You will definitely have to specify the value parameter to a mischievous genie or he will probably just pick one to make you regret your wish.
It seems that you're asking for a universal should which assumes that there is some universal value or objective morality.
I think you'll find that all "should"-like phrases have an implicit second part-- the "With respect to" or the "In order to" part.
Well, I'm interested in your answer to the question I put to Kaj: are you making a linguistic claim here, or a meta-ethical claim? I take it that given this:
It seems that you're asking for a universal should which assumes that there is some universal value or objective morality.
...that you're making the meta-ethical claim. So would you say that a question like this "What should my ultimate, terminal goals be?" is nonsense, or what?
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