On Morality

Building off the burn's video.

Some distictions I thought of after getting something to eat:

Morality - right vs. wrong [subjective]
Wise-ness - right vs. wrong [objective]
Ethics - attempt to find ultimate right vs. wrong through subjective means
Law* - attempt to define right vs. wrong through objective means


Those ^^ are ideas that are raw so mull them over (please).

*I did not know the right way to phrase "the study of legitimacy" from an anarchist's point of view so Law will have to do for now. =]

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[joekarim87]

The declaration of universal human rights are not objective because a soverign nation can choose to sign on or disregard it. There is no way of enforcing the rights even once signed on, other than the individual governments who would have likely done as such without signing on. It's lip service, but they are trying to make the UN more powerful, with the resistence of countries such as the US, Russia, China, Iran etc... (well since the US is on the security consiel they don't mind as much).

[spots1327]

I think I am going to make another video on this. Please watch and tell me what you think or make a video about the subject(?). I respect your oppinion a lot, Thanks for watching!

[joekarim87]

Ethical philosphical studies go based on that morals are objective. Subjective morality is one that goes too far and dismisive of human rights i.e. NAZI moral code, ted bundy moral code (he used the subjective defense) etc...

[spots1327]

Just because some people use subjectivity to define crule morals doesn't mean that all subjective morals are crule. Veganism is a subjective moral that I try to make objective. Veganism isn't crule.

[spots1327]

Eek! I need a new camera!

[99minerkc]

@99minerkc Don't fret as one can "never" be too moral.

[99minerkc]

@spots1327

[topgun101tom]

Hey, great video. I would be interested to hear more about what you think about the education thing you were saying. Also, do you know of Marshall Rosenbergs Nonviolent communication. I would like to hear what your thoughts are on that. Thanks.

[ogirv101]

0:30;

If you're a very moral person by your own standards, wasn't Hitler a very moral person by his standards if subjective morality is true? I'm glad both you and Hitler are very moral people. =p

[lukeev]

Watch this vid: watch?v=CueDiner6t0

The basic tenet is that morality by its very nature/definition IS OBJECTIVE, but also OPTIONAL.

[lukeev]

Watch this vid: watch?v=CueDiner6t0

The basic tenet is that morality by its very nature/definition IS OBJECTIVE, but also OPTIONAL. It is certainly NOT subjective, this is a common fallacy. Again, ethics/morality is OPTIONAL, but NOT subjective. People may or may not act ethically, but the point is that theories can be tested for internal (logical) & external (scientific) consistency. That's where 'Universally Preferable Behaviour' comes in. It's a framework for validating moral claims/theories

[bignastydragon]

some nice points raised, to me all morals, ethics, and all that stuff are all subjective. in your eyes though i would not be a very moral person, i eat lots of meat, but i am very pacifistic (which could change if the situation was right)

[Veritas48]

It is amazing to me that you really believe all of this. I don't see why anyone should listen to your take on morality...I mean after all it is only YOUR morality and has no reflection of mine.

[allixpeeke]

Post 1:

"The Ethics of Liberty" by Murray N. Rothbard. I've yet to read it, but I think it's something you'd be very interested in reading.

[allixpeeke]

Post 2:

I believe that natural human rights to life, liberty, and justly-acquired property are objective—in other words, that ethics is objective. I am, like you, of the opinion that morality is subjective.

However, since I'm epistemologically a skeptic, I'd have to give a much longer answer if I'm to give you my full opinion accurately.

Cheers,

Alex Peak