So I've been doing a lot of philosophy writing lately after another sojourn through some books and I'd just like to share this with you.
A lot of moral theories are considered to be either 'absolutist' or 'non-absolutist', yet in reality they are all truly absolute, just to different levels. For example, classical utilitarianism (Bentham's) claims to be free from absolutes yet it is fundamentally absolutist in that it makes the claim that the individual must do what produces most pleasure. Thus it would say that 'one must never perform an action which leads to the greatest suffering', this, my friends, is a moral absolute. I challenge you to find one moral theory (amoralism does not count because it is fundamentally not a moral system) which has no absolutes, can you do this with me? Much appreciated
A lot of moral theories are considered to be either 'absolutist' or 'non-absolutist', yet in reality they are all truly absolute, just to different levels. For example, classical utilitarianism (Bentham's) claims to be free from absolutes yet it is fundamentally absolutist in that it makes the claim that the individual must do what produces most pleasure. Thus it would say that 'one must never perform an action which leads to the greatest suffering', this, my friends, is a moral absolute. I challenge you to find one moral theory (amoralism does not count because it is fundamentally not a moral system) which has no absolutes, can you do this with me? Much appreciated
Religion is an attempt to answer the philosophical questions of the unphilosophical man.
