In the absence of morality, you maximise non moral preferences. There is no proof that all preferences are moral preferences. It doesn’t follow from “all morality is preferences”, even if that is true.
Well, we definitely need a good definition of Morality then. And what is moral and non moral preferences. Looks like it converges to a discussion about terminology.
Trying to understand what do you have in mind I can assume that an example of non moral preferences can be something like basic human needs. But when you choose to have this as a base doesn’t that become your moral principles?
Well, we definitely need a good definition of Morality then
That’s not impossible … we perhaps have too many candidates, not too few..
Looks like it converges to a discussion about terminology.
Is that a bad thing? If you don’t discuss what you mean by “morality” you might end up believing that all preferences are moral preferences, just because you’ve never thought about what “moral” means .
In the absence of morality, you maximise non moral preferences. There is no proof that all preferences are moral preferences. It doesn’t follow from “all morality is preferences”, even if that is true.
Well, we definitely need a good definition of Morality then. And what is moral and non moral preferences. Looks like it converges to a discussion about terminology. Trying to understand what do you have in mind I can assume that an example of non moral preferences can be something like basic human needs. But when you choose to have this as a base doesn’t that become your moral principles?
That’s not impossible … we perhaps have too many candidates, not too few..
Is that a bad thing? If you don’t discuss what you mean by “morality” you might end up believing that all preferences are moral preferences, just because you’ve never thought about what “moral” means .