Ethical inquiry has always been motivated by the aim of improving human conduct. It doesn't follow from that that the goal is to produce a complete rule book that would be applicable to all cases.
I'm very suspicious of the idea of a "final theory" in natural science, and the thought of a complete system of ethical rules seems even more dubious. - Philip Kitcher
I'm very suspicious of the idea of a "final theory" in natural science, and the thought of a complete system of ethical rules seems even more dubious.
- Philip Kitcher
Many of the greatest works of philosophy seem to me to be valuable not because of their arguments, but because they offer us perspectives that open u… - Philip Kitcher
Many of the greatest works of philosophy seem to me to be valuable not because of their arguments, but because they offer us perspectives that open u…
I believe that the arts make indispensable contributions to our understanding. - Philip Kitcher
I believe that the arts make indispensable contributions to our understanding.
Philosophers ought to aspire to know lots of different things and to forge useful synthetic perspectives. - Philip Kitcher
Philosophers ought to aspire to know lots of different things and to forge useful synthetic perspectives.
I don't think that anything of any consequence is known a priori: all our knowledge is built up by modifying the lore passed on to us by our ancestor… - Philip Kitcher
I don't think that anything of any consequence is known a priori: all our knowledge is built up by modifying the lore passed on to us by our ancestor…
I rather stumbled into philosophy. When I began my undergraduate career at Cambridge, I studied mathematics. - Philip Kitcher
I rather stumbled into philosophy. When I began my undergraduate career at Cambridge, I studied mathematics.
Current education in science treats all students as if they were going to have scientific careers. They are required to solve problems and memorize l… - Philip Kitcher
Current education in science treats all students as if they were going to have scientific careers. They are required to solve problems and memorize l…
It's a very bad idea for scientific conclusions to be accepted because they fit with the political values of a group of researchers. - Philip Kitcher
It's a very bad idea for scientific conclusions to be accepted because they fit with the political values of a group of researchers.
My ethical naturalism sees us as facing the predicament of being social animals without evolved adaptations that make social life easy. The fundament… - Philip Kitcher
My ethical naturalism sees us as facing the predicament of being social animals without evolved adaptations that make social life easy. The fundament…
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