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Ethics & Morality
Where does morality come from?
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<blockquote data-quote="gaara4158" data-source="post: 74015854" data-attributes="member: 199778"><p>I don't think there's any discrete moral philosophy that cleanly describes all human behavior, but I think the consequentialist angle is most effective against arguments like Kyle's, which insist that objectivity or absoluteness is paramount. I think subjective motivation is paramount, and I think consequentialism is the strongest and most common form of motivation. </p><p></p><p></p><p>In principle, I can agree, although the idea of motivations that aren't consequentialist in nature seems strange to me. That would mean feeling motivated to do something, but not having any particular reason. I guess it happens, but I don't know how common it is. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I really like a lot of what the Bible says about love, and this verse is a great example. If by sharing it you mean to say that love can motivate obedience as well as fear, that's true enough. Ultimately though, whatever emotion is driving you, you're still motivated by the subjective desire for a particular outcome, whether that be the object of your affection being satisfied or you avoiding a punishment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gaara4158, post: 74015854, member: 199778"] I don't think there's any discrete moral philosophy that cleanly describes all human behavior, but I think the consequentialist angle is most effective against arguments like Kyle's, which insist that objectivity or absoluteness is paramount. I think subjective motivation is paramount, and I think consequentialism is the strongest and most common form of motivation. In principle, I can agree, although the idea of motivations that aren't consequentialist in nature seems strange to me. That would mean feeling motivated to do something, but not having any particular reason. I guess it happens, but I don't know how common it is. I really like a lot of what the Bible says about love, and this verse is a great example. If by sharing it you mean to say that love can motivate obedience as well as fear, that's true enough. Ultimately though, whatever emotion is driving you, you're still motivated by the subjective desire for a particular outcome, whether that be the object of your affection being satisfied or you avoiding a punishment. [/QUOTE]
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