The Multiple Peaks of Human Beings

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Samuel Johnson: I don't think edipus's attitudes are based on any empirical error. When i talk about their being multiple peaks, i'm really talking about all possible minds. There could be multiple right answers, but there are very definitely wrong answers. Their wayis to screw it out better and worse answers. And so ah, that my commitment to moral realism is is that is not a commitment, which entails at there's only one right answer to moral questions.

Sam Harris gets back in the VBW ring for another round on moral responsibility, ethical theories, and the grounds for our obligations to other people. Are we at a genuine stalemate when it comes to blame and desert? Is Tamler a closet consequentialist? Is Sam a closet pluralist? Why is Dave such a big Wagner fan? Plus, Twitter shaming: what is it good for? Settle in, get comfortable, pour yourself a drink, you’re in for the long haul on this one.

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