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First, some relevant preliminaries: The following discussion supplies supplementary material for my latest document, which itself is an upgrade over previous versions of my Ethical Theory findings. This improvement could be labeled Ethics 2.0. Its title is THE STRUCTURE OF ETHICS. This new, fresh ap...

Hi there! I have three questions if you would be so kind as to respond: 1) What is the definition of "sufficient options"? 2) What do you consider to be the "best option"? 3) What does all this have to do with Ethical Theory? BTW, here is my conception of 'Ethical Theory'; please...

After taking a leave for eight years, I am glad to be back. My nickname before I left was "prof." Feel free to look up my previous posts under that rubric.

Now I am known here as thinkdr.
Hello, to one and all

Yes, after having been away for 8 years, I have come in under another nickname: thinkkdr. It's good to be back :!: The posts are now better moderated so that there is less abuse and disparagement of fellow members and guests. I am thankful for that. A more-ethical site, more professional this site s...

Can Morality ever be Objective :?: What makes anything "objective"? Let us consider, for example, the proposition "The Sun has planets, including the planet, Earth." Most thinking people would concur that that proposition is objective. Why? Because astronomers reached a consensus...

This topic was raised by Petter Holmes four years ago. Here is my take on it: What makes anything "objective"? For example, the proposition "The Sun has planets, including the planet, Earth." Astronomers reached a consensus that this is how they will employ language to refer to s...