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Full Idea
To show that facts and values are connected we must show that some things do and some things don't count in favour of a moral conclusion, and that no one can choose what counts as evidence for rightness or wrongness.
Gist of Idea
Facts and values are connected if we cannot choose what counts as evidence of rightness
Source
Philippa Foot (Moral Arguments [1958], p.99)
Book Ref
Foot,Philippa: 'Virtues and Vices' [Blackwell 1981], p.99
A Reaction
But what sort of facts might do the job? I can only think of right functioning and health as facts which seem to imply value. Pleasure and misery don't quite get there.
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Idea 22377 Whether someone is rude is judged by agreed criteria, so the facts dictate the value [Foot]
22377 | Whether someone is rude is judged by agreed criteria, so the facts dictate the value [Foot] |
22378 | We can't affirm a duty without saying why it matters if it is not performed [Foot] |
22375 | Moral judgements need more than the relevant facts, if the same facts lead to 'x is good' and 'x is bad' [Foot] |
22376 | Facts and values are connected if we cannot choose what counts as evidence of rightness [Foot] |