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Talk about a great example of David Hume’s “is-ought problem”.
by epgui 3y ago
Talk about a great example of David Hume’s “is-ought problem”.
- sonicanatidae 3y agoWe're really delving into sophistry now? Hume argued the fine lines between logical vs analytical derivatives and while he had a firm stance, others didn't and still don't agree wholly. Let's take his claim that reason does not stir emotions enough to cause moral actions. That's great and arguable, but why then would he immediately move to, reason can only excite our emotions if it informs us about the world. That's a blatant and obvious contradiction. His thinking leads to scenarios like his example of willful murder. According to him, the sole reason it's bad is our personal disapproval of it.
- epgui 3y agoThe point I’m making is that evidence of “how the world is” has no bearing on “how the world should be”. Facts don’t give rise to values, the two are independent.