Billy Brown wrote:
> If you simply want to make sure they think morality is important, and that
> they start out with a solid understanding of human ideas about morality,
> then I think you've got the right idea. If you want to devote special
> effort to ensuring that a few core ideas, like "don't kill people without a
> really, really pressing reason" are given a high level of priority, that is
> only reasonable. I think there are real dangers in getting overambitious
> about this sort of thing, but that's a different issue.
> Perhaps the line could be re-worded to avoid this confusion? Something like
> "In the first case, we could make sure that they possess a thorough
> understanding of, and respect for, existing human moral codes that emphasize
> respect and toleration of others." would seem to convey your intended
> meaning without the possibility of confusion.
Nick Bostrom
http://www.hedweb.com/nickb n.bostrom@lse.ac.uk
Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
London School of Economics