Moral Facts Supervene on Natural Facts

Should you think about your duty, or about the consequences of your actions? Or should you concentrate on becoming a good person?

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Atla
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Re: Moral Facts Supervene on Natural Facts

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Iwannaplato wrote: Sun Jul 21, 2024 1:43 pm
Atla wrote: Sun Jul 21, 2024 12:42 pm Don't celebrate just yet.. one of VA's many problems was exactly that he insisted that 'a' just means 'one'.
One of many, yes. And yes, he hasn't changed/justified anything new in the argument despite the shift to the indefinite.
I wasn't celebrating, just shaking my head in wonder.
I mean he probably still means "the" by it.
Iwannaplato
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Re: Moral Facts Supervene on Natural Facts

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Atla wrote: Sun Jul 21, 2024 3:57 pm
Iwannaplato wrote: Sun Jul 21, 2024 1:43 pm
Atla wrote: Sun Jul 21, 2024 12:42 pm Don't celebrate just yet.. one of VA's many problems was exactly that he insisted that 'a' just means 'one'.
One of many, yes. And yes, he hasn't changed/justified anything new in the argument despite the shift to the indefinite.
I wasn't celebrating, just shaking my head in wonder.
I mean he probably still means "the" by it.
Ah, OK, but that's how I took it, at first. I noticed the shift to 'a' from 'the' and that this had no effect. It still seemed to indicate his old FSERC which he seems to think is the only one. However it's spliced, he's assuming something on no grounds.
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