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More on the Source of Morality: Is God preferable to the Devil?
I’ve written before on the weak link between the existence of God and moral obligations (http://fensel.net/2011/12/31/do-moral-obligations-really-follow-from-gods-existence/). Basically, the post...
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The Logical Challenge of Egoism
Ethical egoism is the doctrine that in all cases, people should only do what benefits themselves. The effect on others, regardless of degree, is meaningless to you. In terms of this post, being an...
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Reason Cannot Produce Value
(Edit: I now disagree with a large part of this post. I now think reason can choose values, and choose new values that are not already in your subjective set. The nature of this choosing is difficult,...
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Opening Statement for Debate With Mitchell Powell on the Question: “How is...
I’m going to be doing a debate with my friend Mitchell on how morality can be justified. Basically, I’m arguing that morality can be justified through religiously neutral reasoning, while he is arguing...
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Continuation of my Debate with Mitchell Powell on the question “How is...
My Opening Statement: http://fensel.net/2012/03/18/opening-statement-for-debate-with-mitchell-powell-on-the-question-how-is-morality-justified/ Mitchell’s Opening Statement:...
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Second Long Argument in my Ongoing Debate with Mitchell Powell on the...
My Opening Statement: http://fensel.net/2012/03/18/opening-statement-for-debate-with-mitchell-powell-on-the-question-how-is-morality-justified/ Mitchell’s Opening Statement:...
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Third and Final Long Argument With Mitchell Powell on the question “How is...
My Opening Statement: http://fensel.net/2012/03/18/opening-statement-for-debate-with-mitchell-powell-on-the-question-how-is-morality-justified/ Mitchell’s Opening Statement:...
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Ethical Egoism does not support Libertarianism
Ayn Rand’s work (Atlas Shrugged) is famous for supporting the doctrine of ethical egoism, which claims that people should always act only in self interest. Several prominent politicians have endorsed...
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The Conflict of Morality and Egoism, in Daily Life and Business
The most basic distinction to make between morality and egoism is that morality demands that, at some times, you are obligated to do what is not in your self interest to do. If morality never made...
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A Simplified Approach to Normativity
(Relevant Background Info) Normativity, simply understood, involves “should” claims, such as “X should do action Y” or “X should not do action Y”. In metaethics, there is an ongoing debate between...
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