Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

Daotar t1_j92lyjh wrote

Reply to comment by contractualist in The Ontology and Epistemology of Morality by contractualist

> There are no "should" statements when examining morality through a pure evolutionary lens

If you really think that, I'd suggest picking up either Mackie's Ethics, Kitcher's The Ethical Project, or Joyce's The Evolution of Morality.

1

contractualist OP t1_j92rg6n wrote

Its not even morality, just logic. You can't get a "should" conclusion from "is" premises. This is just the naturalistic fallacy.

1

Daotar t1_j92vx8z wrote

> You can't get a "should" conclusion from "is" premises.

Not according to Mackie, Kitcher, and Joyce. The naturalistic fallacy is an extremely controversial position that has gone out of favor in recent decades due to critiques from people like Rawls, Rorty, and Mackie.

1