RE: Do we need others to determine our morals for us?
June 8, 2009 at 2:49 pm
(This post was last modified: June 8, 2009 at 2:52 pm by Kyuuketsuki.)
(June 8, 2009 at 5:29 am)moleque Wrote: I'm going to say no. Reason being that I am the one who makes the decision for my actions. I am responsible for what happens as a result.
Morality is a system of ethics, ethics are social and therefore meaningless to individuals EXCEPT as part of a social grouping so my answer is yes ... a given society MUST dictate the morality against which our actions are evaluated.
I think you are confusing morality (social) with conscience (individual).
Kyu
(June 8, 2009 at 5:42 am)Demonaura Wrote: We basically already have this, it's called the law. It's not morality but, it helps us think about what might be right or wrong and resolve conflicts between two people who may not agree 100%.
Actually I would say that in a "rights-based" society such as moist westernised countries the law very much tends to reflect social morality.
Kyu
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