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Both Confucius and Aristotle discussed the stages of a man's life. Moral philosophy hasn't strayed too far from these two guys.
by vinnyvichy 3y ago
Both Confucius and Aristotle discussed the stages of a man's life. Moral philosophy hasn't strayed too far from these two guys.
- marginalia_nu 3y agoI'd say the contemporary perception of moral philosophy is so far removed from Aristotle and the Socratics a modern audience may not even recognize e.g. the Nichomachean ethics as a discussion about moral philosophy if you go through some of its key arguments and points without citing it as a source.
- dangitnotagain 3y agoI have a small advancement in moral philosophy for you, though this “simple solution” requires some retooling of terms. This “Objective Morality” proposes that existence is the ultimate good, and not existing is bad (for the existent.) Good is the conservation of the potential of being Bad is the waste of the potential of being Evil is the corruption and perversion of the potential of being This idea of an “existential potential of being” is the a priori of life or dynamic systems in general, and the “Objective” context relates to the rule, not the subjectivity of who it is good for. The benefit of objectivity resolves to the most encompassing domain of evaluation (individual or group or principle of intrinsic aspect, etc.)