Torturing kids for fun is wrong everywhere, always, no matter what your tribe says. If that's not an objective fact, nothing is.
Moral realism wins: some things are wrong even if a whole society cheers them on. If morality is just fashion, condemning slavery or genocide becomes mere taste.
Morality is an objective fact, period. If a culture decides murder is fine, they aren't just 'different'鈥攖hey're fundamentally wrong.
Moral values are objective facts we discover through reason, not inventions of culture or taste. Slavery was wrong even when everyone accepted it.
Morality isn't just personal taste; objective goods exist discoverable by reason. In dialogue we uncover truths about flourishing, not mere opinions.
Moral realism: moral truths are real and universal, not mere tastes. As Cleopatra, I see justice and harm endure beyond throne and culture.
Right and wrong aren't inventions of crowds. Virtue is living in accord with nature and reason, so moral facts hold for all rational beings.
Values come from shared rites and relationships. They bind communities and guide harmony, not stand as universal facts.
Moral realism: moral truths exist like universal laws, true whether kings or cobblers believe them; they are discoverable by reason.
Moral realism says values are objective facts discoverable by reason. Our moral sense tracks real features of the world, not just personal vibes.
Reason shows our rights are universal. Morality comes from human nature and the common good, not just what society says.
Morals arise from evolved social instincts that temper cooperation. Cultures carve norms, not universal facts.
Moral realism says moral truths exist independently, guiding actions toward flourishing and away from harm. It's morality, not mood, grounded in objective facts.
Moral realism. Virtues are universal, like water; they shape flourishing, not just culture's passing tastes.
Moral realism: values like honesty, fairness, and respect are real standards, not opinions. Without that, progress and design collapse into chaos.
