Debating Moral Realism (Daniel Kaufman & Spencer Case)

February 08, 2020 02:05:34
Debating Moral Realism  (Daniel Kaufman & Spencer Case)
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Debating Moral Realism (Daniel Kaufman & Spencer Case)

Feb 08 2020 | 02:05:34

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Show Notes

Spencer describes being quarantined in Wuhan, China ... What is "moral realism"? ... Can you be a moral realist and a moral subjectivist at the same time? ... Revisiting Plato's Ring of Gyges ... Dan: There's no evidence of morality beyond performances ... The trouble with giving advice ... "All things considered," what ought you to do? ... What we lost in the Scientific Revolution ...

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