 Here are the questions I
wrote down. Tell me if I have left anything off the
list.
- Does the difference in moral codes in different cultures matter for
meta-ethics? If so, how and why?
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What does it mean to say that differences between moral systems are
fundamental?
- Are the existing differences - about polygamy
for example - fundamental?
- Do the differences among moral systems imply
the obligation to be tolerant and to avoid interference with other
cultures?
- What does it mean to say that one moral system is superior to
another?
- Is there a way to prove that one moral system is superior to
the others? How might we approach this?
- What does it mean to say that two moral systems are equally
valid?
- How can we decide whether two moral systems are equally
valid?
- Are moral judgments like "X is
good" or "X is wrong" true or false in the same
sense that scientific statements like "Water boils at 212°
Fahrenheit." are true or false?
- Is there a way to prove that one moral system is correct or true and
the others are not? What would 'correct' or 'true' mean in this context?
- Can scientific methods prove that one moral system is correct or true?
- What does it mean to say that values are objective or that they are absolute? Are these two different concepts?
- Does the existence of many different moral codes around the
world imply anything about whether there are objective or
absolute values?
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There! I think I did a pretty good job getting the questions written down. If we could answer all of these, we could write a book.
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