It’s not from the physical universe. We derive it through our ability to reflect on the nature of the putatively good things like pleasure. It is similar to how we learn modal facts, like that married bachelors are impossible.
What is a ‘good’ thing is purely subjective. Good for us. Married bachelors are only impossible because we decided that’s what the word bachelor means.
You are not arguing against moral relativism here.
You are asserting controversial philosophical positions with no justification while ignoring a 10,000 or so word post I wrote arguing against that view. Married bachelors are not impossible based on definition. We have defined bachelor to mean unmarried man, but the further fact that married bachelors can’t exist is not something that we could change by redefinition.
It’s not from the physical universe. We derive it through our ability to reflect on the nature of the putatively good things like pleasure. It is similar to how we learn modal facts, like that married bachelors are impossible.
What is a ‘good’ thing is purely subjective. Good for us. Married bachelors are only impossible because we decided that’s what the word bachelor means.
You are not arguing against moral relativism here.
You are asserting controversial philosophical positions with no justification while ignoring a 10,000 or so word post I wrote arguing against that view. Married bachelors are not impossible based on definition. We have defined bachelor to mean unmarried man, but the further fact that married bachelors can’t exist is not something that we could change by redefinition.
We decide that “poison” means “what kills us”, but the universe decides what kills us.