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Perry Huang RP Post #3

Source 2 I: What are the boundaries of Morality? II: What is Morality and Where Does Morality Come From? III: joseph IV: http://logical-critical-thinking.com/human-thoughts/what-is-morality-and-where-does-morality-come-from/ V: website 6/2/14 VI: Speaker – joseph Occasion – philosophical inquiry Audience – the academically and morally curious Purpose – to articulate a certain theory in an attempt to teach and understand Tone – collected, researched, experienced, academic

VII: Morality is essentially is the differentiation between good and bad. This boundary is often defined through the norms of society, however the character of an individual cannot solely be assessed based upon how similar their code of conduct is with these predefined notions of behavior. Much debate arises from contradicting Morales which also branches into the sub-question defined as the __Euthyphro dilema.__ VIII: Morality is a fundamental tool and component of a functioning society, present in all individuals and animals. It evolves to meet changing circumstances. IX: The author raises several interesting ideas and new concepts on this topic, I like their relation of society with morality and their just acknowledgement of those who do not hold themselves to societies predefined Morales. Their theory on morality being a base trait internal within us is also worth noting and paying further attention to, however it's an idea I'm not sure I've fully convinced to believe. X:


 * morality is a complex structure to maintain social cohesion and enhance survivability among social creatures **.

moralities in human society are inherent and internal within us.

Morality is the belief or recognition that certain behaviors are either “good” or “bad”.

Some morals are very easy to accept and only the fringes of society might question or reject them. These people on the fringes may be good or bad, the mere act of rejecting a socially accepted moral of the time is in no way an indicator of the persons goodness.

Euthyphro dilema

Source 3

I: The ethical application of morality II: What is Moral Nihilism? III: Matt Slick IV: http://carm.org/what-is-moral-nihilism V: website 6/2/14 VI: Speaker – Matt Slick Occasion – concept definition Audience – the academically and morally curious Purpose – to formally provide an in-depth analysis and definition of a concept, in this case Nihilism Tone – collected, researched, experienced, academic, formal

VII: Nihilism is the belief that there is no such thing as morality, as good or bad, as right or wrong. It is the belief of nothing. However nihilism does not reject customs with those conventionally associated with the origins of morality, but it adopts them in strictly a utilitarian sense, to prevent B, condition A must be satisfied, to maintain positive relationships, you must be honest. There is also an underlying flaw in nihilist logic in assigning value, positive or negative to certain decisions, an interesting contradictory dilemma, an Achilles heel if you will. VIII: Nihilism is the belief that there is no such thing as morality, and so there is no purpose to reality, therefore no rules of conduct, because there is no end objective. IX: A very interesting and compelling philosophy one that I can relate to on many levels surprisingly. X: For immoral nihilists to be consistent, they should not assign any value to any action even if it increases or decreases harmony within society or one's personal life. But, if that is the case, then robbing them is neither right nor wrong. It is just inconvenient for the victim. And, can we jail someone for inconveniencing someone else?

Moral nihilism, which is also known as ethical nihilism, is the view that within ethics nothing is inherently moral or immoral. "Nihilism" means "nothing," so with such nihilists there is no right and wrong other than what is assigned by people.

Moral nihilists do not deny that people can "claim" to have moral absolutes, but they would deny that moral absolutes exist. Rather, they have descriptive morals that reflect cause-and-effect.