Comments on: Valuism and X: how Valuism sheds light on other domains – Part 5 of the sequence on Valuism https://www.spencergreenberg.com/2023/07/valuism-and-x-how-valuism-sheds-light-on-other-domains-part-5-of-the-sequence-on-valuism/ Wed, 02 Aug 2023 15:57:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Igor Scaldini https://www.spencergreenberg.com/2023/07/valuism-and-x-how-valuism-sheds-light-on-other-domains-part-5-of-the-sequence-on-valuism/#comment-36753 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 15:57:08 +0000 https://www.spencergreenberg.com/?p=3084#comment-36753 Great article! Understanding how valuism connects to various concepts has deepened my grasp of valuism itself. I’m quite curious about how valuism interacts with ethics and morals. What happens if I value something that is deemed unethical (i.e. hurting people, stealing etc)?

]]> By: Renan Cunha https://www.spencergreenberg.com/2023/07/valuism-and-x-how-valuism-sheds-light-on-other-domains-part-5-of-the-sequence-on-valuism/#comment-36648 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:55:13 +0000 https://www.spencergreenberg.com/?p=3084#comment-36648 According to this philosophy, one should care about animal welfare (and any other ‘altruistic’ value) only if this person has an intrinsic value about this. In other words, if this person is indifferent to animal suffering, it would not be a problem (for this person specifically) to torture animals.

This is why I see this life philosophy as a good framework for living life in general, but I think moral realism is better for moral dilemmas: https://www.amazon.com/Dialogues-Ethical-Vegetarianism-Michael-Huemer/dp/1138328294

One excellent way I see to defend moral realism is by asking yourself “Is it wrong to torture an innocent child?”

I can’t grasp how for some people the answer to this question could be “not wrong” or that this question doesn’t have an objective answer.
It is like asking yourself if 3 > 2.

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