RE: “Normative” ethical theories
September 23, 2025 at 1:28 am
(This post was last modified: September 23, 2025 at 2:23 am by Lucian.)
For me to say that murder is bad would entail that it is an action I do not want performed in society and can see consequences of leaving it unchecked that would reduce my preference for more happiness and treating people as important. That is a rough statement of it, but it isn’t one that “murder is morally bad” such that there is an objective standard that has been broken by acting that way.
Nyx is a black cat that isn’t of that class. Nyx kills mice and birds could be an action I would want to curtail but not to the same point as murder. Ultimately both are killing, I choose to call one murder as it helps explain key facts about the act. I don’t see where the “moral” sneaks in though
How are you defending murder as immoral?
Listening to this interview. Might have to get his book at some point
https://youtu.be/n40O7jA1DIw?si=baaHsXdDaFPRilUM
Nyx is a black cat that isn’t of that class. Nyx kills mice and birds could be an action I would want to curtail but not to the same point as murder. Ultimately both are killing, I choose to call one murder as it helps explain key facts about the act. I don’t see where the “moral” sneaks in though
How are you defending murder as immoral?
Listening to this interview. Might have to get his book at some point
https://youtu.be/n40O7jA1DIw?si=baaHsXdDaFPRilUM
