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Ima Subjectivist considered the objection that we sometimes say that we like things that aren't good. For example, we say "I like smoking but it isn't good."
He responded by saying that
{ 1 } - SB only claims to fit what we mean by "good" in most cases.
{ 2 } - SB only claims to fit our use of "good" in moral contexts.
{ 3 } - this example shifts between evaluating the immediate satisfaction and evaluating the consequences.
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Ima Subjectivist considered the objection that we sometimes say that we like things that aren't good. For example, we say "I like smoking but it isn't good."
He responded by saying that
{ 1 } - SB only claims to fit what we mean by "good" in most cases.
{ 2 } - SB only claims to fit our use of "good" in moral contexts.
{ 3 } - this example shifts between evaluating the immediate satisfaction and evaluating the consequences.
He doesn't respond this way.
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Ima Subjectivist considered the objection that we sometimes say that we like things that aren't good. For example, we say "I like smoking but it isn't good."
He responded by saying that
{ 1 } - SB only claims to fit what we mean by "good" in most cases.
{ 2 } - SB only claims to fit our use of "good" in moral contexts.
{ 3 } - this example shifts between evaluating the immediate satisfaction and evaluating the consequences.
He doesn't respond this way.
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Ima Subjectivist considered the objection that we sometimes say that we like things that aren't good. For example, we say "I like smoking but it isn't good."
He responded by saying that
{ 1 } - SB only claims to fit what we mean by "good" in most cases.
{ 2 } - SB only claims to fit our use of "good" in moral contexts.
{ 3 } - this example shifts between evaluating the immediate satisfaction and evaluating the consequences.
He says it would be clearer to say, "I like the immediate satisfaction that I get from smoking (= the immediate satisfaction is good); but I don't like the consequences (= the consequences aren't good)."
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