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I think you've taken the legal positivist philosophy (what's authorized by those who have authority is law, regardless of morality) and tried to indicate that t
by ABCLAW 8y ago
I think you've taken the legal positivist philosophy (what's authorized by those who have authority is law, regardless of morality) and tried to indicate that the existence of said authorization overrides the moral and normative considerations of the actions in question (the law is good - a mere exercise of authority - and you don't get to complain).
I think that's a bit of a naive stretch.
- badrabbit 8y agoQuite the opposite actually. No law overrides moral convictions of a person. But companies operate under the law. Where the objection is not moral legal authority must be observed and disregard for a nation's laws and customs is disregard and disrespect towards all of it's people. Where the objection is moral,if your moral worldview has an a moral authority suoerseding a nation state,that moral authority must be obeyed (for example,I have my God as an absolute moral authority with absolute authority over all things)