Yes, we wrote 10,000 words on this where we avoided using 'Enlightenment' but spoke of the general intellectual and cultural shifts and developments of the modern period - science, reason, secularism, liberal democracy - under umbrella of 'modernity.'
But are we including our evolved brains as an empirical fact about nature? Because I think it's clear morality comes from them. If not, where? A soul? Remove the frontal lobe & morality is gone. I think I see why James was referencing magic now.
-
-
No, not a soul. But let's say that through an iterative collective process, based on our biology (including our moral sentiments) morality develops as a part of human culture. And that's not the same as the moral sense itself or the facts.
-
No, its a lot of moral senses and reason all working together.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
I didn't see anyone here trying to base morality on a soul, or some sort of ghost in the machine.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.