tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060635436578918366.post3913291322474753676..comments2015-02-26T15:42:28.753-06:00Comments on Words, Ideas, and Things: On 'Metaethical Contextualism Defended' (Pt. 2)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060635436578918366.post-34537875245355260782011-06-19T04:41:09.723-05:002011-06-19T04:41:09.723-05:00Huh. I can't imagine the mayham the translatin...Huh. I can't imagine the mayham the translating algorithm must cause... much of the content is specifically Israeli - addressing Israeli demonstrations, apologists, and so on... but then, you probably know that already....<br /><br />I haven't met a term I really like yet. "Metaethical pluralism" might fit, and I'm inclined to use "Toolbox Metaethics" (influenced by Russell Blackford).<br /><br />There is definitely interesting projects to be done.<br />I have to confess I'm less interested in addressing real-world disputes, though - I'm more focused on finding out "the truth" than in practical applications.יאיר רזקhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15798134654972572485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060635436578918366.post-13463607808010835022011-06-15T01:56:10.870-05:002011-06-15T01:56:10.870-05:00Evening Yair,
I've been having some fun tryin...Evening Yair,<br /><br />I've been having some fun trying to make out what you're saying in your Hebrew blog posts through Google Reader's auto-translate. It…kinda works. <br /><br />.."I prefer the term 'values.'"<br /><br />I tend to see 'values' as the fundamental standards a person subscribes to. Mostly, though, I've been carelessly switching between standards/values/ends/goals without explaining what difference (or lack of difference) I intend by these terms. Hope that doesn't confuse anyone too much.<br /><br />.."I hate the term, but I'm on board with 'metaethical contextualism.'"<br /><br />Maybe you could go with 'quasi-expressivism', which is another term accepted in the article as applying to their normative view. Or, heck, Muehlhauser's 'pluralistic moral reductionism' is awfully similar if not a form of contextualism.<br /><br />Now I'm thinking about how awful terms in ethics and metaethics are in general. Thanks!<br /><br />.."The next stage is, of course, a critical examination of your own moral standards - which is inherently problematic, as it can only be based on your own moral standards…"<br /><br />Well, judging my fundamental values outside of assuming any values is obviously not going to work. But I think there's interesting work to be done in identifying my own and other people's fundamental values vs. the values we hold in service to those vs. beliefs which have bearing on moral judgments. <br /><br />I'm interested in being able to break down and understand what's going on in real-world moral disputes. At least now I think I've got the (approximately) correct model in hand. <br /><br />What I really want to do next is write a one-post introduction for a general audience in seeing moral claims through this lens.Garren Hochstetlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09689703486134811102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060635436578918366.post-77208939871318951442011-06-15T00:42:28.880-05:002011-06-15T00:42:28.880-05:00The next stage is, of course, a critical examinati...The next stage is, of course, a critical examination of your own moral standards - which is inherently problematic, as it can only be based on your own moral standards... <br /><br />I hate the term, but I'm on board with "metaethical contextualism". The only point I'd contend is that "standards" is too strong. It implies a coherent moral system, which is often not the case. I prefer the term "values".<br /><br />Yairיאיר רזקhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15798134654972572485noreply@blogger.com