“I am now a decided non-naturalist realist. And today we may even speak of a trend towards non-naturalist moral realism.” MayTodaySpeakMoralDecidedTrendsRealismRealistNaturalist Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo
“We can be certain that, if there are conflicting views in different cultures, some of these views must be false. This may help us to transcend our own narrow cultural horizon.” IfsMayDifferentHelpingCertainCultureViewsHorizonDifferent Cultures Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo
“Even where people in different cultures agree they may all have gone wrong.” PeopleMayDifferentCultureGoneAgreeDifferent Cultures Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo
“It is hard to tell if capital punishment has such an effect. And even if, in some contexts it has (such as in the American South with a very high incidence of murder), this effect may very well go away if a decent welfare state was replaced for the existing social order.” IfsWellsMayHardStatesOrderSocialEffectsMurderSouthPunishmentWelfareDecentGoing AwayReplacedWelfare StateSocial OrderCapital PunishmentIncidence Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo
“I want to think that there are better ways of obviating murder than to resort to capital punishment, but I realise that this may be wishful thinking on my part.” ThinkingWayWantMayMurderPunishmentRealisingResortsBetter WaysWishful ThinkingCapital Punishment Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo
“The possibility to go on indefinitely with our lives may become a reality and it will present us with a temptation.” MayRealityOur LivesPossibilityGoes OnTemptation Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo
