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What is the definition of right and wrong if NOT a moral one?
by cheschire 10mo ago
What is the definition of right and wrong if NOT a moral one?
- cluckindan 10mo agoIndeed! However, law is not a definition of moral right and wrong; rather, it is a spatiotemporally varying definition of societal and judicial rights, permissions and restrictions of conduct which are usually grounded in the locally prevailing morals. Law in a democratic society is a manifestation of so-called social contracts considered binding for members of that society. However, law in a non-democratic society can be the complete opposite, to the point of enabling immoral conduct, including but not limited to legal crime, persecution of political opponents, ethnic cleansing and offensive warfare.
- cheschire 10mo agoIt’s subjective. It’s always subjective. A person can convince themselves they’re right to conduct all sorts of heinous acts if they simply alter their perspective enough. Morals are fundamental to the process.
- cluckindan 10mo agoLaws aren’t subjective, though. So clearly there is a fundamental difference between laws and morals. Could we even say laws are the society’s objective morals?
- contravariant 10mo agoIt is a moral one, but laws have no morality.