(May 14, 2012 at 10:54 am)ChadWooters Wrote: It would seem that any ethical system claiming to be objective must meet certain criteria. I have put forward a list of such criteria. Would anyone care to add to or qualify the following list?
Criteria for a Universal Moral Standard (UMS):
Identifies a universally accepted value.
Defines who qualifies as a moral agent.
Provides a means for moral agents to recognize moral choices and obligations.
Serves as an effective guide for directing the moral agent toward achieving the accepted valued.
Applies at all times and to all choices relevant to creating and preserving the accepted value.
Rejection of the universal moral standard invariably undermines the accepted value.
I don't think something has to be universal to be objective.