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In essence, you're deriving an "ought" from an "is" [1]. I'm not convinced that the presence of an inborn instinct X justifies a "right to X". [1] https://en.w
by frankling_ 5y ago
In essence, you're deriving an "ought" from an "is" [1]. I'm not convinced that the presence of an inborn instinct X justifies a "right to X".
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is–ought_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is–ought_problem
- rramadass 5y agoNot quite. The "is-ought" problem has to do with deriving "moral oughts" from "factual is'" which is quite rightly untenable (independent of any specific worldview). The instinct to Survive has nothing whatsoever to do Morality/Ethics; it is a biological imperative.