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Camus referred to himself as a moralist. Camus was a moralist; he claimed morality should guide politics. While he did not deny that morals change over t
by Maursault 4y ago
Camus referred to himself as a moralist.
Camus was a moralist; he claimed morality should guide politics. While he did not deny that morals change over time, he rejected the classical Marxist view that historical material relations define morality.[1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Camus#Political_stance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Camus#Political_stance
- z3c0 4y agoMoralism is a political viewpoint not unlike pragmatism. It doesn't necessarily qualify as a philosophical viewpoint though, as what morals one believes should be informing politics would be dictated by their philosophies.
- Maursault 4y ago> It doesn't necessarily qualify as a philosophical viewpoint though Sure it does, and more than once.[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moralism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moralism