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SweetFreedom Posted 12 years ago
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Can be transcendent?
Does "can be transcendent" mean "can be beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding"?
If so, how can we understand it? If we cannot understand it, the origins of morality is still mysterious. So the author would fail to reach his goal.
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If so, how can we understand it? If we cannot understand it, the origins of morality is still mysterious. So the author would fail to reach his goal.
Background info:
Part 1: The Origins of Morality[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Science_of_Good_and_Evil&action=edit§ion=2]
- Transcendent Morality: How Evolution Ennobles EthicsArgues that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality can be transcendent in the sense that all humans share common http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeling and behaviors.
- Why We Are Moral: The Evolutionary Origins of MoralityOffers an explanation of morality in light of the history of human http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution.
- Why We Are Immoral: War, Violence, and the Ignoble Savage WithinDiscusses the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_evil and argues against the idea of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_savage.
- Master of My Fate: Making Moral Choices in a Determined UniverseRelates the problem of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_will to moral behavior and accountability.Link related:
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Does "can be transcendent" mean "can be beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding"? Yes If so, how can we understand it? We can't.
- Does "can be transcendent" mean "can be beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding"?
- Yes If so, how can we understand it?
- We can't.
- If we cannot understand it, the origins of morality is still mysterious.
- So the author would fail to reach his goal.
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Does "can be transcendent" mean "can be beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding"? Yes
If so, how can we understand it? We can't.
If we cannot understand it, the origins of morality is still mysterious. So the author would fail to reach his goal. Appa
If so, how can we understand it? We can't.
If we cannot understand it, the origins of morality is still mysterious. So the author would fail to reach his goal. Appa
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