About point 1: “I think messages along these lines make EA sound overly demanding/costly to affiliate with”: This strategic issue is one that I have no informed opinion on. Intuitively I would also think that people work that way, but the practice of hazing, e.g., initiation rites of fraternities, suggests that such costliness might counter recidivism, and that’s an important factor. Moral frameworks that have this obligation aspect also seem relatively more simple and consistent to me, which might make it easier to defend them convincingly in outreach.
“As well as intellectually misguided”: From a moral antirealist’s perspective, this depends on the person’s moral framework. Taking Brian’s critique of the demandingness critique into account, this does apply to mine, so whether to demand the same from others, again only boils down to the strategic question above. Do you have an ethical or epistemic reason why it would be misguided even from a broadly utilitarian viewpoint?
I’m looking forward to news from Lewis then!
Agreed on point 2.
About point 1: “I think messages along these lines make EA sound overly demanding/costly to affiliate with”: This strategic issue is one that I have no informed opinion on. Intuitively I would also think that people work that way, but the practice of hazing, e.g., initiation rites of fraternities, suggests that such costliness might counter recidivism, and that’s an important factor. Moral frameworks that have this obligation aspect also seem relatively more simple and consistent to me, which might make it easier to defend them convincingly in outreach.
“As well as intellectually misguided”: From a moral antirealist’s perspective, this depends on the person’s moral framework. Taking Brian’s critique of the demandingness critique into account, this does apply to mine, so whether to demand the same from others, again only boils down to the strategic question above. Do you have an ethical or epistemic reason why it would be misguided even from a broadly utilitarian viewpoint?