tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post2693706849115947264..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: Higher BeingsAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-36982764778182357442007-01-01T19:58:00.000-07:002007-01-01T19:58:00.000-07:00simen
Look around and you will find arguments tha...<b>simen</b><br /><br />Look around and you will find arguments that suggest that all concepts are subjective.<br /><br />Also, more importantly, the idea of 'value' being unrelated to 'reasons for action' such that a person has a reason to pursue something he has a reason to pursue is absurd.<br /><br />Yes, photos and cars can have value - but only insofar as they are able to fulfill desires. The fact that something has value to others (fulfills their desires) does not imply that it has value for us unless we desire that the desires of others be fulfilled (or desire those things that tend to fulfill the desires of others).Alonzo Fyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-86756574747584717662007-01-01T16:59:00.000-07:002007-01-01T16:59:00.000-07:00Value is a subjective concept. Things can have val...Value is a subjective concept. Things can have value even though they have no reasons for actions because things can themselves be desires. Even though a dead item such as a photo or a car have no intrinsic value, we hesitate to destroy them even when it would be beneficial to us because they have value to others.Simenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277639097073061100noreply@blogger.com