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Description	The essay addresses the question of whether it is possible to make a moral system based on scientific research. As a starting point, we use an argument of Sam Harris, the author of a bestseller The Moral Landscape, who says that moral values are facts about the welfare of conscious creatures. Using the concept of so-called category mistake, we show that science cannot select which values should be essential for some kind of moral system. Such selection could be made only by a myth or by a social contract. However, a myth does not seem to be technically competent for making effective application systems of these values to daily life. It is mostly this aspect which is criticised by scientists. We see an opportunity for ethics to analyze these application systems and design new ones. It could prove more fruitful than recurrent attempts to discover indisputable moral values as such. The essay addresses the question of whether it is possible to make a moral system based on scientific research. As a starting point, we use an argument of Sam Harris, the author of a bestseller The Moral Landscape, who says that moral values are facts about the welfare of conscious creatures. Using the concept of so-called category mistake, we show that science cannot select which values should be essential for some kind of moral system. Such selection could be made only by a myth or by a social contract. However, a myth does not seem to be technically competent for making effective application systems of these values to daily life. It is mostly this aspect which is criticised by scientists. We see an opportunity for ethics to analyze these application systems and design new ones. It could prove more fruitful than recurrent attempts to discover indisputable moral values as such. (en)
Title	Can Science Undermine Morality? Can Science Undermine Morality? (en)
skos:prefLabel	Can Science Undermine Morality? Can Science Undermine Morality? (en)
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http://linked.open...iv/cisloPeriodika	č. 1
http://linked.open...vai/riv/dodaniDat	2013
http://linked.open...aciTvurceVysledku	Růžička, Jaroslav
http://linked.open.../riv/druhVysledku	J - Článek v odborném periodiku
http://linked.open...iv/duvernostUdaju	S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje nepodléhající ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
http://linked.open...titaPredkladatele	Masarykova univerzita / Filozofická fakulta
http://linked.open...dnocenehoVysledku	125891
http://linked.open...ai/riv/idVysledku	RIV/00216224:14210/12:00060558
http://linked.open...riv/jazykVysledku	eng - angličtina
http://linked.open.../riv/klicovaSlova	philosophy of science; systematical ethics; moral values; Sam Harris; religion (en)
http://linked.open.../riv/klicoveSlovo	philosophy of science Sam Harris moral values systematical ethics religion - spirituality - sect - health care - nursing personnel - doctors
http://linked.open...odStatuVydavatele	AT - Rakouská republika
http://linked.open...ontrolniKodProRIV	[4CFB3E7DBB44]
http://linked.open...i/riv/nazevZdroje	Papers of the 35th International Wittgenstein Symposium
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http://linked.open...UplatneniVysledku	2012
http://linked.open...v/svazekPeriodika	roč. 1
http://linked.open...iv/tvurceVysledku	Růžička, Jaroslav
issn	1022-3398
number of pages	3 (xsd:int)
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