Morality

[Terrywoodenpic]

Can you explain this please? I don't see how this follows...

~Victor

The philosophy of a group defines the actions and acceptable behavior that that group finds morally acceptable, that is to say it's view of morality.

As every group of people ,nation,religion political party etc. develop their own philosophy and there is no universally agreed philosophy, so neither can there be a universal set of moral values to match. though many individual items may match.

One can equally argue that a philosophy depend on morality, but that would be rather like putting the cart before the horse. A peoples philosophy contains far more than their morality, how ever important that is.

Terry
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Blessed are the poor in spirit, the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

 

[Scott1]

Later in the thread we'll talk about relative morality but not till be get a definition of morality down first.

Did you get a definition yet, pah?

To me, morality is conformity to ideals of right human conduct .... but that brings up the question: "What is "right/correct" conduct"?

I don't really think it can be defined from a secular standpoint....

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

Did you get a definition yet, pah?

To me, morality is conformity to ideals of right human conduct .... but that brings up the question: "What is "right/correct" conduct"?

I don't really think it can be defined from a secular standpoint....

I dont think he can have.
I just read an article covering this subject which did not come to a conclusion.


this is the Bibliography

• Baier, Kurt, The Moral Point of View, Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1958.
• Brandt, Richard, A Theory of the Good and the Right, New York: Oxford University Press, 1979.
• Foot, Phillippa, Virtues and Vices, and Other Essays in Moral Philosophy, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1978.
• Frankena, William, Ethics, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall 1973.
• Frankena, William, Thinking about Morality, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1980.
• Gert, Bernard, Common Morality: Deciding What To Do, New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
• Gert, Bernard, Morality: Its Nature and Justification: Revised Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
• Griffiths, A. Phillips, editor, Ethics, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993.
• Hare, R. M., Moral Thinking, New York: Oxford University Press, 1981.
• Hobbes, Thomas, Leviathan, edited by Richard Tuck, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
• Kant, Immanuel, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, New York: Barnes & Noble 1967.
• Mill, John Stuart, Utilitarianism, edited by Roger Crisp, New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
• Moore, G. E., Ethics, New York: H. Holt and company, 1912.
• Moore, G. E., Principia Ethica, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993.
• Sidgwick, Henry, Outlines of the History of Ethics, Boston: Beacon Press, 1960.
• Sidgwick, Henry, Methods of Ethics, Indianapolis: Hackett Pub. Co., 1981.
• Thomson, J. J. and Dworkin, G., editors, Ethics, New York: Harper & Row, 1968.
• Toulmin, Stephen, An Examination of the Place of Reason in EthicsCambridge [Eng.]: University Press, 1960.
• Wallace, G. and Walker, A. D. M., editors, The Definition of Morality, London: Methuen 1970.
• Warnock, Geoffrey, The Object of Morality, London: Methuen, 1971.
• Westermarck, Edward, Ethical Relativity, Paterson, N.J.: Littlefield, Adams, 1960

It they could not do it I dont think we will

Terry
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Blessed are the poor in spirit, the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

 

[Quiddity]

The philosophy of a group defines the actions and acceptable behavior that that group finds morally acceptable, that is to say it's view of morality.

As every group of people ,nation,religion political party etc. develop their own philosophy and there is no universally agreed philosophy, so neither can there be a universal set of moral values to match. though many individual items may match.

One can equally argue that a philosophy depend on morality, but that would be rather like putting the cart before the horse. A peoples philosophy contains far more than their morality, how ever important that is.

Terry
_______________________________
Blessed are the poor in spirit, the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Ah ok gotcha....thanks.

~Victor