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Apr 17, 2002 · The topic of this entry is not—at least directly—moral theory; rather, it is the definition of morality. Moral theories are large and complex things; definitions are not. The question of the definition of morality is the question of identifying the target of moral theorizing. Identifying this target enables us to see different moral ...
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- Moral Relativism
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- Kant's Moral Philosophy
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Feb 23, 2004 · Kant’s Moral Philosophy. First published Mon Feb 23, 2004; substantive revision Fri Jan 21, 2022. Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) argued that the supreme principle of morality is a principle of practical rationality that he dubbed the “Categorical Imperative” (CI). Kant characterized the CI as an objective, rationally necessary and ...
- Robert Johnson, Adam Cureton
- 2004
Immorality is the violation of moral laws, norms or standards. It refers to an agent doing or thinking something they know or believe to be wrong . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Immorality is normally applied to people or actions, or in a broader sense, it can be applied to groups or corporate bodies, and works of art.
Jan 13, 2009 · 35. This is also the approach to explaining immorality which Augustine (himself an opponent of the Manichees) took: “As [God] is the creator of all nature so he is the giver of all power, but not of will. Evil wills are not derived from him, since they are contrary to nature, which is from him.”.
- Jean Hampton
- 1989
Apr 17, 2002 · descriptively to refer to a code of conduct put forward by a society or, some other group, such as a religion, or. accepted by an individual for her own behavior or. normatively to refer to a code of conduct that, given specified conditions, would be put forward by all rational persons. What “morality” is taken to refer to plays a crucial ...
Mar 19, 2015 · Abstract. This chapter shows that Nietzsche’s Genealogy of Morality is an account not only of the history of morality, but of what morality is. And when we pay attention to the latter account, it becomes plausible that Nietzsche’s immoralism is not directed against a concern for justice and the common good, or universal values or various other elements that we may associate with morality ...
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Immorality is the violation of moral laws, norms or standards. Immorality is normally applied to people or actions, or in a broader sense, it can be applied to groups or corporate bodies, beliefs, religions, and works of art. To be immoral assumes there are moral laws, norms or standards to violate.
