Are there any good arguments in defence of moral nihilism? I think not. — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
We should not accept moral nihilism unless we find strong arguments to do so. — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
I am now a decided non-naturalist realist. And today we may even speak of a trend towards non-naturalist moral realism. — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
I believe that one basic question, what we ought to do, period (the moral question), is a genuine one. There exists a… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
Being a moral realist I see normative ethics as a search of the truth about our obligations and a search of explanation;… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
Normative ethics, pursued as a free, systematic, and critical attempt to find moral truth, regardless of religious and other authorities, is a… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
It is of note that for a long time moral nihilism was a kind of unquestioned default position in analytic moral philosophy. — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
People in different cultures think very differently about abortion. Abortion is not seen as a moral problem for example in Sweden or… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
There are some particular moral truths that I believe we have access to (such as the one not to inflict pain on… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
It is of note that even if utilitarianism has proved to be superior to deontology and the libertarian moral rights theory in… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
I look at the most promising putative moral theories. I construct crucial thought experiments in areas where they give conflicting advice. I… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
How could it be that I had a legal obligation to kill people I did not know, and who did certainly not… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
These theories, deontology, the moral rights theory, and utilitarianism, contradict one another. Moreover, they give conflicting (inconsistent) recommendations. It is hence not… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
One way of submitting your moral intuitions in relation to some issue to cognitive therapy is to learn more about how people… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
It is true (independently of our conceptualisation) that it is wrong to inflict pain on a sentient creature for no reason (she… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
Being a moral realist I see normative ethics as a search of the truth about our obligations and a search of explanation; the idea… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
I do believe that what I have called populist democracy is to be preferred to what I have called elitist democracy. — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
It is true that it feels very differently to enjoy a good meal, taking part in an interesting conversation, or to think of how… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
It is obvious that humanity faces existential threats of a global nature. They are global in the sense that is not possible to deal… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
Are there any good arguments in defence of moral nihilism? I think not. — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
According to deontology it is wrong to kill an innocent human being, period. — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
How could it be that I had a legal obligation to kill people I did not know, and who did certainly not consent to… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
I want to think that there are better ways of obviating murder than to resort to capital punishment, but I realise that this may… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
Even where people in different cultures agree they may all have gone wrong. — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
The Chinese are generally speaking much more reluctant than Westerners to killing as a means to the rescue of lives. — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
I am indeed a hedonistic utilitarian. I have defended hedonistic utilitarianism for quite a while. — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
