Subjectivism would have us bring up our children to form their moral judgments by going with their feelings (their likes and dislikes).
Subjectivism would have us bring up our children to form their moral judgments by going with their feelings (their likes and dislikes).
We'd teach our children, by implication, that "I like hurting people -- therefore hurting people is good" is correct reasoning. And we'd present moral norms as personal preferences with no objective basis.
This gives a flimsy basis for moral education, since it teaches children to follow their feelings but gives no guidance on how to develop wise and responsible feelings. Subjectivists often feel this deficiency and tend over time to move toward richer views of moral rationality.
Subjectivism would have us bring up our children to form their moral judgments by going with their feelings (their likes and dislikes).
We'd teach our children, by implication, that "I like hurting people -- therefore hurting people is good" is correct reasoning. And we'd present moral norms as personal preferences with no objective basis.
This gives a flimsy basis for moral education, since it teaches children to follow their feelings but gives no guidance on how to develop wise and responsible feelings. Subjectivists often feel this deficiency and tend over time to move toward richer views of moral rationality.