Ethics
Given that I can't infer an 'ought' from an 'is', am I always to assume then that moral arguments which seem to make this move actually have an implicit moral assumption?
For example:
1. If you did that, you'd be hurting your sister unnecessarily.
2. (unstated) unnecessarily hurting your sister is wrong.
3. (unstated) you shouldn't do what's wrong.
So you shouldn't do it.
Accepted:April 27, 2008
Accepted:
April 27, 2008