I am reading through the meta-ethics sequence for the first time. One thing I couldn’t help but observe in this dialogue which I thought was interesting:
Obert: “Duties, and should-ness, seem to have a dimension that goes beyond our whims. If we want different pizza toppings today, we can order a different pizza without guilt; but we cannot choose to make murder a good thing.”
It seemed odd to me that Subhan didn’t mention regret at having made a difficult choice between competing wants, such as wondering whether you should’ve taken up piano playing instead of plumbing, or whatever, as being possibly something like the kind of negative feelings we get from guilt. We can’t always order a different pizza without some sense of loss.
I am reading through the meta-ethics sequence for the first time. One thing I couldn’t help but observe in this dialogue which I thought was interesting: Obert: “Duties, and should-ness, seem to have a dimension that goes beyond our whims. If we want different pizza toppings today, we can order a different pizza without guilt; but we cannot choose to make murder a good thing.” It seemed odd to me that Subhan didn’t mention regret at having made a difficult choice between competing wants, such as wondering whether you should’ve taken up piano playing instead of plumbing, or whatever, as being possibly something like the kind of negative feelings we get from guilt. We can’t always order a different pizza without some sense of loss.