[MD] A Science of Morals

[Steven Peterson]

Hi Craig,

On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 1:46 AM,  <craigerb at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> Sam Harris's not suggesting that we're going to learn the natural laws of morality from brain surgeons or
>> rocket scientists.
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> Actually he does.  He argues thusly:
> 1) Morality consists of effects on humans.
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> 2) Effects on humans are reflected in brain states
> 3) Brain states are investigated by neurophysiologists
> 4) Neurophysiologists are scientists
> 5) :. Morality is investigated by scientists



Steve:
There still seems to me to remain the problem of is/ought (which
Harris says is not a problem). How can a description of how the world
is tell us about how the world ought to be?

Best,
Steve