ECL, I’m another emotivist/non-cognitivist but I’m puzzled by your reaction. Isn’t Eliezer’s preferences for other-regarding norms sufficient for him to praise them?
I’d also say attributing the proof of non-cognitivism to evolutionary psychology is a bit much. To me, Hume’s is-ought is what does it. Evolutionary psychology indicates in general that we will believe kooky things, which might make for a more general solipsistic skepticism rather than mere ethical skepticism.
ECL, I’m another emotivist/non-cognitivist but I’m puzzled by your reaction. Isn’t Eliezer’s preferences for other-regarding norms sufficient for him to praise them?
I’d also say attributing the proof of non-cognitivism to evolutionary psychology is a bit much. To me, Hume’s is-ought is what does it. Evolutionary psychology indicates in general that we will believe kooky things, which might make for a more general solipsistic skepticism rather than mere ethical skepticism.