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Sextus Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Problem of Syntax
"The existence of objective moral values would come into conflict with the certain knowledge one possesses about the world".
I don't know if the syntax is correct, because I'm not sure if I can separate "knowledge" and "about the world". Perhaps: "... with our certain knowledge about the world", or "...with the certain knowledge about the world one possesses (we possess)".
Sextus
I don't know if the syntax is correct, because I'm not sure if I can separate "knowledge" and "about the world". Perhaps: "... with our certain knowledge about the world", or "...with the certain knowledge about the world one possesses (we possess)".
Sextus
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I'm a little uncertain about the meaning here – is it that "recognition of objective moral values would conflict, etc."?
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Perhaps:
"A claims that the denial of the existence of objective moral values is based on the idea that moral realism conflicts with the certain knowledge one possesses about the world."
Sextus
"A claims that the denial of the existence of objective moral values is based on the idea that moral realism conflicts with the certain knowledge one possesses about the world."
Sextus
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Hi. Call me pedantic (and I may be missing a joke here), but the second attempt is completely senseless. I don't think there was any real problem with the first (syntax or anything else). It didn't make sense because it was one sentence in isolation - I'm guessing it isn't going to be used like this....
The 'would' seems to be the idiomatic stumbling block here, so "The existe
The 'would' seems to be the idiomatic stumbling block here, so "The existe
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Hello Johnb,
I think the following sentence is completely meaningful:
"Taking Johnson's ethical skepticism as his starting point, Smith claims that the view that there are no objective moral values is based on the idea that moral realism conflicts with the knowledge that we possess about the world."
Don't you think?
Sextus
I think the following sentence is completely meaningful:
"Taking Johnson's ethical skepticism as his starting point, Smith claims that the view that there are no objective moral values is based on the idea that moral realism conflicts with the knowledge that we possess about the world."
Don't you think?
Sextus
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