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Embrace The Void
Debating Moral Realism with Chris Kavanagh
Feb 29, 2024
Discussions include metaethics, moral realism, free will vs determinism, evolutionary basis of ethics, objective moral truths, ethical pluralism, reducing suffering, alien societies' views on suffering, socially constructed knowledge, ethical obligations within democracies, expanding moral community, and expressing gratitude for guest and support for the show.
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- Morality is rooted in detecting harm and encouraging pro-social behavior, essential for social living.
- Moral guidelines advocate reducing suffering and promoting flourishing universally, based on reason and mutual benefit.
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The Roots of Morality in Human Social Primate Nature
Understanding morality emerges from being social primates, rooted in a concern for detecting harm and encouraging pro-social behavior. Cultural systems reflect social living necessities. While these principles seem vital for human society, inalienable to our nature as social primates, another species like a hive mind or jellyfish may not require these ethics, showing ethics as cultural constructions.
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