Majesty of Reason | A Modal Argument for Moral Realism @MajestyofReason | Uploaded January 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Christian Coons claims to have proved that some acts have moral properties. I doubt he's done that.
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OUTLINE
0:00 Intro & Outline
1:52 Moral Realism & Error Theory
7:20 Supervenience
12:53 Coons’ Argument
17:36 Symmetry Problem
20:03 Breaking Symmetry: First Pass
29:01 Breaking Symmetry: Second Pass
39:21 Summary & Conclusion
RESOURCES
(1) Coons' (2011) paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11098-010-9565-5
(2) Brown's (2013) paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11098-011-9835-x
(3) Moral Argument playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkaUcAQpHXN9ZNF2RxZLe7U_
(4) My website: josephschmid.com
Christian Coons claims to have proved that some acts have moral properties. I doubt he's done that.
Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): patreon.com/majestyofreason
If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): paypal.com/paypalme/josephcschmid
OUTLINE
0:00 Intro & Outline
1:52 Moral Realism & Error Theory
7:20 Supervenience
12:53 Coons’ Argument
17:36 Symmetry Problem
20:03 Breaking Symmetry: First Pass
29:01 Breaking Symmetry: Second Pass
39:21 Summary & Conclusion
RESOURCES
(1) Coons' (2011) paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11098-010-9565-5
(2) Brown's (2013) paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11098-011-9835-x
(3) Moral Argument playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkaUcAQpHXN9ZNF2RxZLe7U_
(4) My website: josephschmid.com
