Here is Harris discussing ought as it pertains to his vision of - TopicsExpress

Kyle J. Scott

Here is Harris discussing ought as it pertains to his vision of ethics as described in The Moral Landscape. - There need be no imperative to be good—just as there’s no imperative to be smart or even sane. A person may be wrong about what’s good for him (and for everyone else), but he’s under no obligation to correct his error—any more than he is required to understand that π is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. A person may be mistaken about how to get what he wants out of life, and he may want the wrong things (i.e., things that will reliably make him miserable), just as he may fail to form true/useful beliefs in any other area. I am simply arguing that we live in a universe in which certain conscious states are possible, some better than others, and that movement in this space will depend on the laws of nature. Ryan, Russell, and many of my other critics think that I must add an extra term of obligation—a person should be committed to maximizing the well-being of all conscious creatures. But I see no need for this. Here is the essay from where it came. A very interesting read. feedly/e/HoX16K8a

Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 23:42:39 +0000

Here is Harris discussing ought as it pertains to his vision of - TopicsExpress

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