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In reply to sean samis. I was more joking than serious, but your rejection of the premise behind our discussions of moral desert suggested to me that you rejected the truth-aptness of moral claims. But that may be a misunderstanding on my part. LikeLike

In reply to sean samis. I think it’s a judgment call. If you read what he said, he expressed a view on a past event without recommending action on it in the future. I would reserve a reprimand for a speech act of that kind, where the officer expr…

In reply to David Potts. Regarding, “The question of the epistemic uncertainty that surrounds moral judgment of particular cases … is not remedied by a few additional pieces of information, from the individual or anyone else, which would be only…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Hi Irfan, Agreed. I had never imagined us as a tag-team duo, Sean, but life is full of surprises. LOL, seriously? Just to take the first line of Sean’s reply: Epistemically, it’s hard to evaluate Judge Krot on the basis…

Regarding Case 1 (the pro-vigilante cop) I would say termination is appropriate. Reprimands seem fair for cases where policy or procedures are not followed; for professional “errors”. We all make mistakes. Advocating violent lawlessness is a full-blown…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Since this thread seems to be quieting down, may I ask you, Irfan, what I did to make you think I question the truth-aptness of moral propositions? I ask because I accept that that moral propositions are truth-apt. sean s. Li…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. You’re acting funny, but I don’t know why… LikeLike