It’s not all about me, and it’s not all about preferences
Not all about, but is ANY part of morality about you or about preferences? What are they mixed with, in what proportions?
To be clear (and to give you things to disagree with so I can understand your position), my morality is about me and my preferences. And since I’m anti-realist, I’m free to judge others (whose motives and preferences I don’t have access to) more on behavior than on intent. So in most non-philosophical contexts, I like to claim and signal a view of morality that’s different than my own nuanced view. Those signals/claims are more compatible with realist deontology—it’s more legible and easier to enforce on others than my true beliefs, even though it’s not fully justifiable or consistent.
It is unjust to jail someone unless they have broken a clear law, crossed a bright line.
Do you mean it’s morally wrong to do so? I’m not sure how that follows from (what I take as) your thesis that “societal survival” is the primary driver of morality. And it still doesn’t clarity what “better adaptation” actually means in terms of improving morality over time.
Not all about, but is ANY part of morality about you or about preferences?
How many million people are in my society ? How much my preferences weigh isn’t zero, but it isn’t greater than 1/N. Why would it be greater? I’m not the King of morality. Speaking of which...
my morality is about me and my preferences
But we were talking about morality , not about your morality.
And since I’m anti-realist, I’m free to judge others (whose motives and preferences I don’t have access to) more on behavior than on intent.
So what? You don’t , as an individual, have the right to put them in jail .. but society has a right to put you in jail. There’s no reason for anybody else to worry about your own personal morality, but plenty of reason for you to worry about everyone elses.
Do you mean it’s morally wrong to do so?
Would you want to be throw into jail for some reason that isn’t even clearly defined?
Not all about, but is ANY part of morality about you or about preferences? What are they mixed with, in what proportions?
To be clear (and to give you things to disagree with so I can understand your position), my morality is about me and my preferences. And since I’m anti-realist, I’m free to judge others (whose motives and preferences I don’t have access to) more on behavior than on intent. So in most non-philosophical contexts, I like to claim and signal a view of morality that’s different than my own nuanced view. Those signals/claims are more compatible with realist deontology—it’s more legible and easier to enforce on others than my true beliefs, even though it’s not fully justifiable or consistent.
Do you mean it’s morally wrong to do so? I’m not sure how that follows from (what I take as) your thesis that “societal survival” is the primary driver of morality. And it still doesn’t clarity what “better adaptation” actually means in terms of improving morality over time.
How many million people are in my society ? How much my preferences weigh isn’t zero, but it isn’t greater than 1/N. Why would it be greater? I’m not the King of morality. Speaking of which...
But we were talking about morality , not about your morality.
So what? You don’t , as an individual, have the right to put them in jail .. but society has a right to put you in jail. There’s no reason for anybody else to worry about your own personal morality, but plenty of reason for you to worry about everyone elses.
Would you want to be throw into jail for some reason that isn’t even clearly defined?