[MD] A Science of Morals

[Steven Peterson]

Hi Bo, All,


> Steve before
>> I am surprised that there is not more interest in Harris's endeavor
>> toward a science of morals on this forum. I once thought that Pirsig's
>> MOQ may provoke an intellectual conversation about morals in the US,
>> but after about 20 years it seems less and less likely that the MOQ
>> will gain much traction in mainstream thought. I have much more hope
>> for Harris's upcoming book to start the conversation that we have so
>> sorely needed to have.
>
> Sic! The lame and tame "MOQ as an 4th. level pattern" (another
> SOMish idea)  has no chance, and he looks elsewhere for still more
> "intellectual (philosophological) conversation about morals in the US".


Steve:
I did indeed make a controversial claim as you noted. It seems very
unlikely to me at this point that the MOQ will gain popular footing. I
think we need to look toward pragmatism to attack SOM and to popular
intellectuals like Harris to attack the notion that morality is a
concern for churches alone and irrelevant to science.

Best,
Steve