The TED talk by Ruth Chang gets at some of the points I've made before, namely that reason only carries you so far, and that reason exists to serve intuitive goals. This comes out in hard decisions, when reasoning by itself is often insufficient, and we have to fall back on our innate values, on … Continue reading Ruth Chang: How to make hard choices
Tag: Moral psychology
Morality arises from instincts
What is morality? Look it up on Wikipedia or most dictionaries, and you'll get something about whether acts or intentions are right or wrong. But what is right and wrong? Right and wrong for what? The usual answer is right and wrong for values. But what are values? Look that up, and after glossing over … Continue reading Morality arises from instincts
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