Wed 05 Aug 2009. Four areas of confusion in ethics. (Matthew Hammerton)
In this talk I will consider four popular ideas about ethics and diagnose
each as based on a philosophical confusion. These ideas are: moral
absolutism, the is-ought thesis, the naturalistic fallacy, and moral
relativism. In each case I argue that popular opinion is mistaken in
granting the idea a certain significance or status in moral thinking.
A larger abstract can be found at
http://www.philorum.org/centralNextMeeting.html
Upcoming: http://www.philorum.org/centralFutureCalendar.html
Time and Place for Philorum Group @ Central
1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month.
18:15 for a 18:30 Start. Finish 21:30
(Feel free to come and go at any point during the night.)
The Members Bar, Floor 1
(Keep winding up to the top of the stairs.)
The Gaelic Club
64 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills
Sydney, Australia
(100 metres from a Central railway station exit.)
Cost: Free (Patronise the bar).
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