PHL275H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Consequentialism, Political Philosophy
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In theorizing about ethics, is it legitimate to rely so heavily on what we really think : critique of whether what we really think should be counted as a data point / basis of theory. Isn"t revising what we think in light of a moral theory the more intellectually responsible thing to do: scientists don"t take what we really think about the world as fixed points which their theories must reflect. It seems like he is taking with something that he sees as self-evident and. If a claim is objectively true or false, it must be possible to prove that is a true or false (verification claim: x is morally wrong cannot be objectively argued, 1. If a claim is objectively true or false, it must be possible to prove that is true or false. (the verification claim: 2. It is not possible to prove that moral claims are true or false: 3.
