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>We still expect people to act morally, even in the absence of laws force them to do so. Naive people do. However, part of the problem is what people believe i
by Brockenstein 9y ago
>We still expect people to act morally, even in the absence of laws force them to do so.
Naive people do. However, part of the problem is what people believe is moral differs, it's not an absolute. Lots of people project their moralities onto society and the law and are just dumbfounded when they don't match. Is that a problem with society or the individual?
- Slansitartop 9y agoThat's an academic argument. The basic building block of any society is the expectation-requirement that the other members will act according to the moral principles of that society. At a minimum, the people who fail to abide by those principles can be judged and criticized for their violations. And to pull this back on track, this all came up in the context of the idea the market is amoral so we shouldn't expect the actors in that market to be anything but selfish and amoral. I think that's wrong and pernicious idea.