Am I understanding correctly that this idea of wholesomeness is purely definitory/axiomatic (like mathematics) containing no (extraordinary) claims at all, so it doesn’t make sense to ask “Is this true?” but rather “Is it useful?”, and whether “to act wholesomely is good” is just hypothesis you are even actually testing?
Because then I see its great advantage over religious moral systems, that do contain such claims that actually might be false, but people are demanded to believe them.
I think this is essentially correct. The essays (especially the later ones) do contain some claims about ways in which it might or might not be useful; of course I’m very interested to hear counter-arguments or further considerations.
Am I understanding correctly that this idea of wholesomeness is purely definitory/axiomatic (like mathematics) containing no (extraordinary) claims at all, so it doesn’t make sense to ask “Is this true?” but rather “Is it useful?”, and whether “to act wholesomely is good” is just hypothesis you are even actually testing?
Because then I see its great advantage over religious moral systems, that do contain such claims that actually might be false, but people are demanded to believe them.
I think this is essentially correct. The essays (especially the later ones) do contain some claims about ways in which it might or might not be useful; of course I’m very interested to hear counter-arguments or further considerations.