Elucidations Episode 80: Mark Hopwood discusses love and moral value
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Feb 10, 2016 Mark Hopwood, philosopher and assistant professor known for work on love and moral value, explores how valuing someone as a particular individual differs from general moral duties. He discusses tensions between inescapable personal commitments and universal obligations. Topics include projected versus responsive value, a threefold taxonomy of value, and why particularity matters in love and moral thought.
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Love As An In-Between Moral Value
- Love can present obligations that feel inescapable yet non-universal, creating a distinct moral category.
- Mark Hopwood calls these values 'in-between,' neither mere projection nor universal demands.
Burnley As Projected Value Example
- Hopwood uses his support for Burnley Football Club as a case of projected value.
- He contrasts this with his daughter's value, which he says is not merely projection.
Open-Ended Vs Closed Descriptions
- Value whose object is described open-endedly resists replacement and closed criteria.
- Hopwood contrasts closed descriptions (vanilla ice cream) with open-ended ones (the unique value of a child).
