Home / Quotes / Quote by Torbjorn Tannsjo

Quote by Torbjorn Tannsjo

“Actually, I defend the right to free abortion.”

Quote by Torbjorn Tannsjo

Author

Torbjorn Tannsjo

Torbjorn Tannsjo, born in 1946, is an individual whose profession and category are unknown. more

You May Also Like

“I am indeed a moral realist.”

Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo

“I believe that one basic question, what we ought to do, period (the moral question), is a genuine one. There exists a true answer to it, which is independent of our thought and conceptualisation.”

Believe I Believe Answers Moral Ought Periods Independent Genuine Our Thoughts

Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo

“It is true (independently of our conceptualisation) that it is wrong to inflict pain on a sentient creature for no reason (she doesn't deserve it, I haven't promised to do it, it is not helpful to this creature or to anyone else if I do it, and so forth). But if this is a truth, existing independently of our conceptualisation, then at least one moral fact (this one) exists and moral realism is true. We have to accept this, I submit, unless we can find strong reasons to think otherwise.”

Ifs Thinking Reason Facts Pain Strong Accepting Moral Havens Creatures Deserve No Reason Helpful Submit Realism

Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo

“Moral nihilism comes with a price we can now see.”

Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo

“We should not accept moral nihilism unless we find strong arguments to do so.”

Should Strong Accepting Moral Argument Nihilism

Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo

“Are there any good arguments in defence of moral nihilism? I think not.”

Thinking Moral Argument Defence Nihilism

Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo

“It is of note that for a long time moral nihilism was a kind of unquestioned default position in analytic moral philosophy.”

Kind Long Philosophy Moral Position Long Time Notes Nihilism Default Analytics Moral Philosophy

Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo

“I am now a decided non-naturalist realist. And today we may even speak of a trend towards non-naturalist moral realism.”

May Today Speak Moral Decided Trends Realism Realist Naturalist

Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo

“Being a moral realist I see normative ethics as a search of the truth about our obligations and a search of explanation; the idea is that moral principles can help us to a moral explanation of our particular obligations.”

Ideas Helping Moral Principles Particular Ethics Obligation Explanation Realist Moral Principles

Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo

“I look at the most promising putative moral theories. I construct crucial thought experiments in areas where they give conflicting advice. I confront their conflicting advice with my own moral sensitivity, my moral intuition. I take the theory that can best explain the content of my intuitions as gaining inductive support through an inference to the best explanation.”

Giving Looks My Own Moral Support Advice Theory Areas Intuition Experiments Explanation Crucial Sensitivity Constructs Inference

Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo