PHILOS 2 Chapter 4: Sharon Street- Does Anything Really Matter...?
4 Feb 2019
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In universe of all conceivable values : our values fall in narrow range, and there appears to b e darwinian explanation for that. Part 5: causal process of our beliefs = evolution by natural selection. Is there any reason to think it would lead us to form true beliefs about evaluative truths: scenario a: mind-independent conception of value. 1: then is there any reason to think evolutionary forces shaped us to be. If conceive evaluative truths as indepent of our evaluative attitudes reliable in detecting those truths? (why not think evolutionary forces made us skilled at detecting independent evaluative truths?) 3: according to scenario a, ability to grasp independent evaluative truths promote b) reproductive success. 1: then there"s no reason to think our species arrived at its most basic evaluative assumptions in a way that is reliable with respect to those truths.
