Those are the ones that are expected to be resistant to change.
Correct. My current claim is that almost all of our moral values are instrumental, and thus subject to change as society evolves. And I find the source of our moral values in an egoism which is made more effective by reciprocity and social convention.
Right—but there are surely also ultimate values.
Those are the ones that are expected to be resistant to change.
It can’t be instrumental values all the way down.
Correct. My current claim is that almost all of our moral values are instrumental, and thus subject to change as society evolves. And I find the source of our moral values in an egoism which is made more effective by reciprocity and social convention.
I think these guys) have a point. So, from my perspective, Egoism is badly named.