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Evolution of morality
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RE: Evolution of morality
(March 11, 2011 at 2:50 pm)lilphil1989 Wrote:
(March 11, 2011 at 12:52 pm)corndog36 Wrote: The applicable definition of "moral", I believe, is: Doing what is right, just or fair. (I'm open to other interpretations.)

None of those three principles (right, just and fair) are objective.

Depending on how you define those terms they can be.

Quote:If I were to disagree with you about the rightness of a certain action, there would be no way to judge which one of us is correct without referring to either of our moral frameworks.

Agreed, then it becomes a case of which moral framework is better.

Quote:The very idea of a fundamental principle of morality is logically circular.
You want to build a moral code based on a fundamental principle, but that fundamental principle has to be defined by your moral code.

Yep Smile That's the entire problem with Categorical imperatives.

Any solid moral theory has to start from a theory of value, not some assumption of categorical right and wrong.
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Evolution of morality - by OnlyNatural - February 18, 2011 at 5:52 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by MajorTomWaits99 - February 21, 2011 at 11:54 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by OnlyNatural - February 23, 2011 at 2:08 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by ozgoat - February 24, 2011 at 7:24 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by MajorTomWaits99 - February 26, 2011 at 1:09 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by reverendjeremiah - February 26, 2011 at 2:09 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by DeistPaladin - February 24, 2011 at 6:44 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by reverendjeremiah - February 24, 2011 at 7:32 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by Captain Scarlet - February 25, 2011 at 10:21 am
RE: Evolution of morality - by reverendjeremiah - February 25, 2011 at 4:38 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by Captain Scarlet - February 27, 2011 at 9:25 am
RE: Evolution of morality - by OnlyNatural - February 25, 2011 at 7:39 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by MajorTomWaits99 - February 26, 2011 at 2:24 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by reverendjeremiah - February 26, 2011 at 2:30 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by corndog36 - March 6, 2011 at 2:01 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by Captain Scarlet - March 10, 2011 at 6:04 am
RE: Evolution of morality - by corndog36 - March 10, 2011 at 10:42 am
RE: Evolution of morality - by Captain Scarlet - March 10, 2011 at 11:24 am
RE: Evolution of morality - by lilphil1989 - March 10, 2011 at 6:10 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by Ashendant - March 10, 2011 at 7:28 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by corndog36 - March 10, 2011 at 7:37 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by lilphil1989 - March 10, 2011 at 7:49 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by corndog36 - March 10, 2011 at 8:38 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by lilphil1989 - March 11, 2011 at 5:50 am
RE: Evolution of morality - by corndog36 - March 11, 2011 at 12:52 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by lilphil1989 - March 11, 2011 at 2:50 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by theVOID - March 11, 2011 at 2:56 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by corndog36 - March 11, 2011 at 4:45 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by lilphil1989 - March 12, 2011 at 5:36 am
RE: Evolution of morality - by corndog36 - March 12, 2011 at 2:12 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by lilphil1989 - March 15, 2011 at 4:23 am
RE: Evolution of morality - by corndog36 - March 15, 2011 at 1:35 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by lilphil1989 - March 16, 2011 at 5:32 am
RE: Evolution of morality - by theVOID - March 11, 2011 at 1:30 pm
RE: Evolution of morality - by Theistsbane - March 11, 2011 at 2:11 pm

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