Well, but then it’s “kicking puppies is immoral if X.” A conditional doesn’t seem to change the fact that something is a moral claim. Hmm… or would it in some situations? I can’t think of any. Oh, you could just rephrase it as “kicking puppies when X is immoral,” which is more clearly a moral claim.
A conditional doesn’t seem to change the fact that something is a moral claim. Hmm… or would it in some situations? I can’t think of any.
Only (an exception) when there is something after the “IF” that indirectly or directly supplies the moral unit. Then it could be a mere logical claim—but most will be unable to distinguish that from a moral claim anyway. The decision to apply an unambiguous, fully specified logical deduction to based on a moral value is usually considered a moral judgement itself.
Well, but then it’s “kicking puppies is immoral if X.” A conditional doesn’t seem to change the fact that something is a moral claim. Hmm… or would it in some situations? I can’t think of any. Oh, you could just rephrase it as “kicking puppies when X is immoral,” which is more clearly a moral claim.
Only (an exception) when there is something after the “IF” that indirectly or directly supplies the moral unit. Then it could be a mere logical claim—but most will be unable to distinguish that from a moral claim anyway. The decision to apply an unambiguous, fully specified logical deduction to based on a moral value is usually considered a moral judgement itself.
Apparently you and I interpret the quoted Wikipedia passage differently, and I don’t see how to resolve it.
Nor, now that I think about it, do I see a reason why either of us should care. Why are we engaged in arguing about definitions? I am bowing out.