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Sextus Posted 20 years ago
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Morality
0 I'm not sure how to designate morality. If it is a system of beliefs, a way of viewing the world, a view of the world. I give you some examples: 02 br
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00 1) "Julia Annas has affirmed that the kind of modern moral skepticism which denies the existence of objective moral values rests on a contrast between morality and some other 01 b 00 system of beliefs/way of viewing the world/view 02 b 00 01 b 00 of the world 02 b 00 that is not called into doubt." 02 br
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00 2) " 00 In the 1980s, a discussion took place between Julia Annas and Richard Bett over whether ontological moral skepticism depends on 00 a contrast between morality and 01 b 00 some other 02 b 00 system of beliefs/way of viewing the world/view of the world 00 that is not called into question." 02 br
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00 3) " 00 By now it should be plain that the allegedly non-local moral skeptic portrayed by Bett cannot consistently affirm that 01 i 00 none 02 i 00 of our ways of talking about the world succeeds in describing it in an objective way. In my view, Bett’s claim that modern moral skepticism is not essentially local seems to be based upon an invalid inference. For from the fact that, to deny the objectivity of morality, one need not be sure about the objectivity of 01 i 00 every 02 i 00 other 01 b 00 way of looking at the world/view of the world/ way of talking about the world/view of the world 02 b 00 , Bett invalidly infers that, to deny the objectivity of morality, one need not be certain about the objectivity of 01 i 00 any 02 i 00 other 01 b 00 way of looking at the world/view of the world/ way of talking about the world/view of the world 02 b 00 ." 02 br
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00 1) "Julia Annas has affirmed that the kind of modern moral skepticism which denies the existence of objective moral values rests on a contrast between morality and some other 01 b 00 system of beliefs/way of viewing the world/view 02 b 00 01 b 00 of the world 02 b 00 that is not called into doubt." 02 br
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00 2) " 00 In the 1980s, a discussion took place between Julia Annas and Richard Bett over whether ontological moral skepticism depends on 00 a contrast between morality and 01 b 00 some other 02 b 00 system of beliefs/way of viewing the world/view of the world 00 that is not called into question." 02 br
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00 3) " 00 By now it should be plain that the allegedly non-local moral skeptic portrayed by Bett cannot consistently affirm that 01 i 00 none 02 i 00 of our ways of talking about the world succeeds in describing it in an objective way. In my view, Bett’s claim that modern moral skepticism is not essentially local seems to be based upon an invalid inference. For from the fact that, to deny the objectivity of morality, one need not be sure about the objectivity of 01 i 00 every 02 i 00 other 01 b 00 way of looking at the world/view of the world/ way of talking about the world/view of the world 02 b 00 , Bett invalidly infers that, to deny the objectivity of morality, one need not be certain about the objectivity of 01 i 00 any 02 i 00 other 01 b 00 way of looking at the world/view of the world/ way of talking about the world/view of the world 02 b 00 ." 02 br
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0 Hmm. Your choices are all reasonable. 02 br 02 br 00 Using 01 i 00 system/doctrine 02 i 00 /etc seems more formal than 01 i 00 way/view 02 i 00 , in my opinion.
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- Your choices are all reasonable.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Using 01 i 00 system/doctrine 02 i 00 /etc seems more formal than 01 i 00 way/view 02 i 00 , in my opinion.
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0 Hmm. Your choices are all reasonable. All I can suggest is what comes from the dictionaries-- 02 br
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00 Am Heritage: A system of ideas of right and wrong conduct: 01 i 00 religious morality; Christian morality 02 br
02 i 00 Compact Oxford: 01 i 00 02 i 00 a system of values and moral principles 02 br
00 Merriam-Webster:
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00 Am Heritage: A system of ideas of right and wrong conduct: 01 i 00 religious morality; Christian morality 02 br
02 i 00 Compact Oxford: 01 i 00 02 i 00 a system of values and moral principles 02 br
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0 So, I could say: 02 br
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00 1) "Julia Annas has affirmed that the kind of modern moral skepticism which denies the existence of objective moral values rests on a contrast between morality and some other 01 b 00 system of beliefs about the world 02 b 00 that is not called into doubt." 02 br
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00 1) "Julia Annas has affirmed that the kind of modern moral skepticism which denies the existence of objective moral values rests on a contrast between morality and some other 01 b 00 system of beliefs about the world 02 b 00 that is not called into doubt." 02 br
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0 Yes, but in a single essay, and especially in a single paragraph (3), I would think you would want to vary your phrasing somewhat for variety's sake. 0-
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0 Perhaps: 02 br
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00 "For from the fact that, to deny the objectivity of morality, it is not necessary to be confident about ( 01 b 00 in? 02 b 00 ) the truth of 01 i 00 every 02 i 00 other system of beliefs about the world, Bett invalidly infers that, to deny the objectivity of morality, one need not be certain about the truth of 01 i 0
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00 "For from the fact that, to deny the objectivity of morality, it is not necessary to be confident about ( 01 b 00 in? 02 b 00 ) the truth of 01 i 00 every 02 i 00 other system of beliefs about the world, Bett invalidly infers that, to deny the objectivity of morality, one need not be certain about the truth of 01 i 0
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1 b 01 i 00 In 02 i 02 b 00 , certainly. And I would cut short the second to read: "one need not be certain about the truth of 01 i 00 any 02 i 00 other system of beliefs." 0-
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0 By the way, in this sentence: 02 br
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00 "Julia Annas has affirmed that the kind of modern moral skepticism which denies the existence of objective moral values rests on a contrast between morality and some other system of beliefs about the world which is not called into doubt." 02 br
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00 From a grammatical point of view "which is not called into doubt"
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00 "Julia Annas has affirmed that the kind of modern moral skepticism which denies the existence of objective moral values rests on a contrast between morality and some other system of beliefs about the world which is not called into doubt." 02 br
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00 From a grammatical point of view "which is not called into doubt"
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01 cite 10 Sextus 12 cite 10 I'm not sure how to designate morality. If it is a system of beliefs, a way of viewing the world, a view of the world. 12 br10 It's an awkward question. Is a "system" necessary to everything that is called morality, I wonder? Also, "a way of viewing the world" and
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0 Yes, I suppose it depends upon how each of us defines it. I mean, some of the authors who have written on morality (or on ethics) give different definitions of it. I personally think that morality at least presupposes, or is based upon, some beliefs. And I use "system" in order not to use "set", and because I think that the moral beliefs of a person or group of persons are (or at any rate must
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