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#305 - Moral Knowledge

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content

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The Problem With Theory of Morality

Sally Kohn: The whole point of having a theory of morality is that there should be some cases where it doesn't fit our intuitions. And then at some point people either have to sort of bite the bullet or they have to continuously expand their definition until it's just the same as totolgously are moral intuitions to begin with, she says. But I've not really seen a theory that reached that point; and then I'm nervous about people going out there and trying to apply them.Kohn: As you pointed out, it's difficult or impossible to know when to assess the consequences of any action because, you know, you can do it in this immediate aftermath

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