>"very hard or even impossible to formulate a logically consistent version without resort to an extreme position like the position (1)"
For what it's worth, my own view is that trying to develop a logically consistent ethical system is a fundamentally misguided project, and that the ever-present temptation to borrow metaphors from mathem…
>"very hard or even impossible to formulate a logically consistent version without resort to an extreme position like the position (1)"
For what it's worth, my own view is that trying to develop a logically consistent ethical system is a fundamentally misguided project, and that the ever-present temptation to borrow metaphors from mathematics (even basic ones like "good ~ positive" and "bad ~ negative") is especially likely to lead astray.
>"very hard or even impossible to formulate a logically consistent version without resort to an extreme position like the position (1)"
For what it's worth, my own view is that trying to develop a logically consistent ethical system is a fundamentally misguided project, and that the ever-present temptation to borrow metaphors from mathematics (even basic ones like "good ~ positive" and "bad ~ negative") is especially likely to lead astray.