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jlowder · 11-10-2002, 10:23 PM

Could a person consistently be an objectivist about moral values, while being some form of non-objectivist about non-moral values (e.g., aesthetic values)? In other words, could one consistently believe that (non-moral) beauty is purely subjective and "in the eye of the beholder," while simultaneously believing there are objective moral values?

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Glory · 11-10-2002, 10:28 PM

Is not that what most objectivists believe? One man's gothic masterpiece is another man's tacky monstrosity but they agree that murder is wrong.

Glory

11-10-2002, 10:23 PM	#1
jlowder Regular Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: USA Posts: 274	Objectivism about Moral Values, Nonobjectivism about Non-Moral Values Could a person consistently be an objectivist about moral values, while being some form of non-objectivist about non-moral values (e.g., aesthetic values)? In other words, could one consistently believe that (non-moral) beauty is purely subjective and "in the eye of the beholder," while simultaneously believing there are objective moral values? Jeffery Jay Lowder

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11-10-2002, 10:28 PM	#2
Glory Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: b Posts: 673	Is not that what most objectivists believe? One man's gothic masterpiece is another man's tacky monstrosity but they agree that murder is wrong. Glory

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