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[[Morality]] refers to either (1) any particular system of ethics, or (2) the question of whether given acts are considered innately [[right]] or [[wrong]] within a given moral system (the ''morality'' of a particular act). In order to minimize confusion, we will use the phrase "[[moral system]]" when meaning #1 is intended.
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* [[moral system]]: about the idea of moral systems
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==About==
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[[Morality]] can refer to:
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# the general discussion of [[moral system]]s
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# the question of whether an action is considered acceptable within a given moral system (the ''morality'' of an act).
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===Related Ideas===
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* [[moral system]]: a set of rules or heuristics describing socially-acceptable behavior, for long-term maximization of social benefit
 
* [[moral systems]]: a list of moral systems and codes
 
* [[moral systems]]: a list of moral systems and codes
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===Purpose===
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* [[moral absolutism]] vs. the alternatives
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Issuepedia is particularly concerned with values which define particular moral systems. These values are not generally subject to rational debate; what is more useful is to attempt to determine:
 
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* meta-rules by which people with different moral systems can get along.
 
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* where the basic differences lie between moral systems (e.g. if two people disagree about some immediate issue, such as "the death penalty", what are the basic irreducible principles upon which each person is basing their point of view?) towards the end of devising meta-rules (see above) which might work across those differences
 
 
===Related Concepts===
 
===Related Concepts===
 
* {{wpbackup|Moral syncretism}} attempts to reconcile disparate or contradictory moral beliefs, often while melding the ethical practices and of various schools of thought. The cornerstone of moral syncretism is that [[religion]] cannot be morality's only arbiter.
 
* {{wpbackup|Moral syncretism}} attempts to reconcile disparate or contradictory moral beliefs, often while melding the ethical practices and of various schools of thought. The cornerstone of moral syncretism is that [[religion]] cannot be morality's only arbiter.
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* Moral externalism (important truths are discovered by observing reality) vs. moral internalism (important truths are discovered by meditation, reflection, prayer) vs. moral dogmatism (important truths come only from the wisdom of the past)
 
* Moral externalism (important truths are discovered by observing reality) vs. moral internalism (important truths are discovered by meditation, reflection, prayer) vs. moral dogmatism (important truths come only from the wisdom of the past)
 
* [[moral absolutism]] vs. the alternatives
 
* [[moral absolutism]] vs. the alternatives
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Latest revision as of 12:07, 13 September 2017

About

Morality can refer to:

  1. the general discussion of moral systems
  2. the question of whether an action is considered acceptable within a given moral system (the morality of an act).

Related Ideas

  • moral system: a set of rules or heuristics describing socially-acceptable behavior, for long-term maximization of social benefit
  • moral systems: a list of moral systems and codes
  • moral absolutism vs. the alternatives

Related Concepts

  • Moral syncretism [W] attempts to reconcile disparate or contradictory moral beliefs, often while melding the ethical practices and of various schools of thought. The cornerstone of moral syncretism is that religion cannot be morality's only arbiter.

Value Dichotomies

Most moral systems weigh in somewhere between the two extremes for each of these, but the differences in opinion between one system and another are significant. The following principles may or may not be truly basic, but they at least are closer to being principles than they are opinions about specific issues.

  • Human nature is essentially: good or evil (not quite the same as Hobbes vs. Rousseau; see below)
  • Human nature comes from: genetics and other factors fixed at birth ("nature") vs. training and learning after birth ("nurture")
  • Property rights: personal property is sacrosanct (propertarianism) vs. all property should be held in common
  • Power: absolutism (Hobbes: "abuses of power by [legitimate] authority are to be accepted as the price of peace") vs. separation of powers and social contracts (Rousseau). This may be a restatement of Brin's question "To what degree should the state or party have to power to coerce cooperation?", or it may be subtly different.

Other Possibilities

I'm throwing these in for further discussion because it's not clear to me whether they are basic or merely corrolaries/combinations of other dichotomies:

  • Moral externalism (important truths are discovered by observing reality) vs. moral internalism (important truths are discovered by meditation, reflection, prayer) vs. moral dogmatism (important truths come only from the wisdom of the past)
  • moral absolutism vs. the alternatives

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Reference

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