DaVinci Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Is it deductive reasoning? Inductive reasoning? If it is inductive is is justifiable? Someone enlighten me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepin Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 What kind of argument is the scientific method? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bockman Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 What kind of argument is the scientific method? while cheeky, the above response is dead on. UPB is not any type of argument, it is a framework for establishing the validity of potential ethical theories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaVinci Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Ha ha, okay. Fair enough I guess. I knew he took a scientific method type approach, but I didn't know if there was more to it than that. I'm ignorant on a lot of this stuff and I am trying to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nielsio2 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 What kind of argument is the scientific method? while cheeky, the above response is dead on. UPB is not any type of argument, it is a framework for establishing the validity of potential ethical theories. 1. Ethics is not a science. The only interests are those of individuals, in particular those of yourself. 2. Economics is a science. 3. According to your understanding of your interests and your understanding of economics, you can support certain norms and institutions. 4. As such, allowing homesteading of something scarce by another person makes sense if you take the increased productivity through the division of labor into account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaVinci Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 ^ Can you expand on this and explain it in more depth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepin Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 1. Ethics is not a science. The only interests are those of individuals, in particular those of yourself. Can you expand upon what you mean? Can you define science? I am having a difficult time understanding points 2-4 in regards to the topic of ethics. I think I might understand what you are saying, but I am unsure, and I'd prefer not to mischaracterize the argument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bockman Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 It's all here, for free: Universally Preferable Behavior: A Rational Proof of Secular Ethics and some videos Stef has done on UPB: [view:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsS8vpLaVS4] [view:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CueDiner6t0] [view:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8nB2FjS8AQ] Ha ha, okay. Fair enough I guess. I knew he took a scientific method type approach, but I didn't know if there was more to it than that. I'm ignorant on a lot of this stuff and I am trying to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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