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Why do ethics inherently matter?
Name for this kind of justiceWhich schools of ethics claim one has a duty to educate the uneducated?What is the modern view of the validity of Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morals?Why does it matter even if nobody else will?Is God either immoral or not omnipotent?Why does truth matter?Why is Nicomachean Ethics similar to Eudemian EthicsConsciousness/soul outside the range of human capabilities of intellect? McGinn/SearleAre boycotts distinct from force? When are boycotts ethical?What am I missing in texts that say things that are so obvious as to seem pointless?
On SE you can often find questions like:
is something-something ethical?
is it ethical to do x, y, z?
etc.
For example:
Academia: Is pseudonymous publication ethical?
Workplace: Is it unethical for me to not tell my employer I’ve automated my job?
Travel: Rebooking same hotel for cheaper price - ethical?
Which makes morality seem inherently important. But why so?
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On SE you can often find questions like:
is something-something ethical?
is it ethical to do x, y, z?
etc.
For example:
Academia: Is pseudonymous publication ethical?
Workplace: Is it unethical for me to not tell my employer I’ve automated my job?
Travel: Rebooking same hotel for cheaper price - ethical?
Which makes morality seem inherently important. But why so?
ethics
edited 2 days ago
Tautological Revelations
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asked 2 days ago
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Would you have links to specific questions? This might provide context to help someone provide an answer.
– Frank Hubeny
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@FrankHubeny Edited.
– user3306356
2 days ago
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We’re just biologically prone to morally categorize things based on whether they bring suffering or pleasure because being able to do so theoretically provides an evolutionary advantage. The more knowledge we accrue the more things we attribute morality to.
– Alexander Gegg
2 days ago
if ethical behaviour is not intrinsically valuable then what is? perhaps extrinsic value (things we do because it achieves something else, e.g. brushing our teeth to avoid tooth decay) with no intrinsic values would be an infinite regress into nihilism (nothing has any value)
– another_name
2 days ago
Because ethics/morality determines one's behavior, which others need to be able to anticipate to plan theirs. It is hard to tell what you are really asking, could you clarify?
– Conifold
2 days ago
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On SE you can often find questions like:
is something-something ethical?
is it ethical to do x, y, z?
etc.
For example:
Academia: Is pseudonymous publication ethical?
Workplace: Is it unethical for me to not tell my employer I’ve automated my job?
Travel: Rebooking same hotel for cheaper price - ethical?
Which makes morality seem inherently important. But why so?
ethics
edited 2 days ago
Tautological Revelations
260115
asked 2 days ago
user3306356user3306356
1143
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On SE you can often find questions like:
is something-something ethical?
is it ethical to do x, y, z?
etc.
For example:
Academia: Is pseudonymous publication ethical?
Workplace: Is it unethical for me to not tell my employer I’ve automated my job?
Travel: Rebooking same hotel for cheaper price - ethical?
Which makes morality seem inherently important. But why so?
ethics
ethics
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Tautological Revelations
260115
asked 2 days ago
user3306356user3306356
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Would you have links to specific questions? This might provide context to help someone provide an answer.
– Frank Hubeny
2 days ago
@FrankHubeny Edited.
– user3306356
2 days ago
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We’re just biologically prone to morally categorize things based on whether they bring suffering or pleasure because being able to do so theoretically provides an evolutionary advantage. The more knowledge we accrue the more things we attribute morality to.
– Alexander Gegg
2 days ago
if ethical behaviour is not intrinsically valuable then what is? perhaps extrinsic value (things we do because it achieves something else, e.g. brushing our teeth to avoid tooth decay) with no intrinsic values would be an infinite regress into nihilism (nothing has any value)
– another_name
2 days ago
Because ethics/morality determines one's behavior, which others need to be able to anticipate to plan theirs. It is hard to tell what you are really asking, could you clarify?
– Conifold
2 days ago
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Would you have links to specific questions? This might provide context to help someone provide an answer.
– Frank Hubeny
2 days ago
@FrankHubeny Edited.
– user3306356
2 days ago
1
We’re just biologically prone to morally categorize things based on whether they bring suffering or pleasure because being able to do so theoretically provides an evolutionary advantage. The more knowledge we accrue the more things we attribute morality to.
– Alexander Gegg
2 days ago
if ethical behaviour is not intrinsically valuable then what is? perhaps extrinsic value (things we do because it achieves something else, e.g. brushing our teeth to avoid tooth decay) with no intrinsic values would be an infinite regress into nihilism (nothing has any value)
– another_name
2 days ago
Because ethics/morality determines one's behavior, which others need to be able to anticipate to plan theirs. It is hard to tell what you are really asking, could you clarify?
– Conifold
2 days ago
Would you have links to specific questions? This might provide context to help someone provide an answer.
– Frank Hubeny
2 days ago
Would you have links to specific questions? This might provide context to help someone provide an answer.
– Frank Hubeny
2 days ago
@FrankHubeny Edited.
– user3306356
2 days ago
@FrankHubeny Edited.
– user3306356
2 days ago
1
1
We’re just biologically prone to morally categorize things based on whether they bring suffering or pleasure because being able to do so theoretically provides an evolutionary advantage. The more knowledge we accrue the more things we attribute morality to.
– Alexander Gegg
2 days ago
We’re just biologically prone to morally categorize things based on whether they bring suffering or pleasure because being able to do so theoretically provides an evolutionary advantage. The more knowledge we accrue the more things we attribute morality to.
– Alexander Gegg
2 days ago
if ethical behaviour is not intrinsically valuable then what is? perhaps extrinsic value (things we do because it achieves something else, e.g. brushing our teeth to avoid tooth decay) with no intrinsic values would be an infinite regress into nihilism (nothing has any value)
– another_name
2 days ago
if ethical behaviour is not intrinsically valuable then what is? perhaps extrinsic value (things we do because it achieves something else, e.g. brushing our teeth to avoid tooth decay) with no intrinsic values would be an infinite regress into nihilism (nothing has any value)
– another_name
2 days ago
Because ethics/morality determines one's behavior, which others need to be able to anticipate to plan theirs. It is hard to tell what you are really asking, could you clarify?
– Conifold
2 days ago
Because ethics/morality determines one's behavior, which others need to be able to anticipate to plan theirs. It is hard to tell what you are really asking, could you clarify?
– Conifold
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I'll have a stab at this.
- Ethics can be viewed as a tool for social organization. As long as people, animal or living beings' wellbeings are concerned, our actions will be subject to ethical scrutiny by other agents capable of rational thinking. Because it ensures certain organizational benefits such as trust, transparency, and cooperation ethics has been highly valuable to human beings.
Now I might be wrong at this, the word inherently means 'in itself.'
There are two approaches to interpreting this word.
Nothing is inherently moral if there are no moral agents to act in the first place.
On the other hand, society may have been founded on cooperation and trust rather than deceit. Ethics is inherently fused with the structure of society because it acts as a meta-structure for governing the conducts of those who participate in activities of the society.
I have no direct answer to this question. But I have offered two possible answers. For me and in the context of your question, the second answer seems plausible to support the view that ethics is important because it keeps the society stable.
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Which makes morality seem inherently important. But why so?
This question can be read a number of ways. Are you asking why ethical behaviour is intrinsically valuable, why anything is intrinsically valuable, why we behave ethically, or why people value morality over say culture or status? You might like this encyclopedia article if you're asking the former questions
the concept of extrinsic value, in all its varieties, is to be
understood in terms of the concept of intrinsic value
whether or not intrinsically valuable things exist.
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I'll have a stab at this.
- Ethics can be viewed as a tool for social organization. As long as people, animal or living beings' wellbeings are concerned, our actions will be subject to ethical scrutiny by other agents capable of rational thinking. Because it ensures certain organizational benefits such as trust, transparency, and cooperation ethics has been highly valuable to human beings.
Now I might be wrong at this, the word inherently means 'in itself.'
There are two approaches to interpreting this word.
Nothing is inherently moral if there are no moral agents to act in the first place.
On the other hand, society may have been founded on cooperation and trust rather than deceit. Ethics is inherently fused with the structure of society because it acts as a meta-structure for governing the conducts of those who participate in activities of the society.
I have no direct answer to this question. But I have offered two possible answers. For me and in the context of your question, the second answer seems plausible to support the view that ethics is important because it keeps the society stable.
answered 2 days ago
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I'll have a stab at this.
- Ethics can be viewed as a tool for social organization. As long as people, animal or living beings' wellbeings are concerned, our actions will be subject to ethical scrutiny by other agents capable of rational thinking. Because it ensures certain organizational benefits such as trust, transparency, and cooperation ethics has been highly valuable to human beings.
Now I might be wrong at this, the word inherently means 'in itself.'
There are two approaches to interpreting this word.
Nothing is inherently moral if there are no moral agents to act in the first place.
On the other hand, society may have been founded on cooperation and trust rather than deceit. Ethics is inherently fused with the structure of society because it acts as a meta-structure for governing the conducts of those who participate in activities of the society.
I have no direct answer to this question. But I have offered two possible answers. For me and in the context of your question, the second answer seems plausible to support the view that ethics is important because it keeps the society stable.
answered 2 days ago
mmmonowarmmmonowar
666
add a comment |
I'll have a stab at this.
- Ethics can be viewed as a tool for social organization. As long as people, animal or living beings' wellbeings are concerned, our actions will be subject to ethical scrutiny by other agents capable of rational thinking. Because it ensures certain organizational benefits such as trust, transparency, and cooperation ethics has been highly valuable to human beings.
Now I might be wrong at this, the word inherently means 'in itself.'
There are two approaches to interpreting this word.
Nothing is inherently moral if there are no moral agents to act in the first place.
On the other hand, society may have been founded on cooperation and trust rather than deceit. Ethics is inherently fused with the structure of society because it acts as a meta-structure for governing the conducts of those who participate in activities of the society.
I have no direct answer to this question. But I have offered two possible answers. For me and in the context of your question, the second answer seems plausible to support the view that ethics is important because it keeps the society stable.
answered 2 days ago
mmmonowarmmmonowar
666
I'll have a stab at this.
- Ethics can be viewed as a tool for social organization. As long as people, animal or living beings' wellbeings are concerned, our actions will be subject to ethical scrutiny by other agents capable of rational thinking. Because it ensures certain organizational benefits such as trust, transparency, and cooperation ethics has been highly valuable to human beings.
Now I might be wrong at this, the word inherently means 'in itself.'
There are two approaches to interpreting this word.
Nothing is inherently moral if there are no moral agents to act in the first place.
On the other hand, society may have been founded on cooperation and trust rather than deceit. Ethics is inherently fused with the structure of society because it acts as a meta-structure for governing the conducts of those who participate in activities of the society.
I have no direct answer to this question. But I have offered two possible answers. For me and in the context of your question, the second answer seems plausible to support the view that ethics is important because it keeps the society stable.
answered 2 days ago
mmmonowarmmmonowar
666
answered 2 days ago
mmmonowarmmmonowar
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Which makes morality seem inherently important. But why so?
This question can be read a number of ways. Are you asking why ethical behaviour is intrinsically valuable, why anything is intrinsically valuable, why we behave ethically, or why people value morality over say culture or status? You might like this encyclopedia article if you're asking the former questions
the concept of extrinsic value, in all its varieties, is to be
understood in terms of the concept of intrinsic value
whether or not intrinsically valuable things exist.
answered 2 days ago
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Which makes morality seem inherently important. But why so?
This question can be read a number of ways. Are you asking why ethical behaviour is intrinsically valuable, why anything is intrinsically valuable, why we behave ethically, or why people value morality over say culture or status? You might like this encyclopedia article if you're asking the former questions
the concept of extrinsic value, in all its varieties, is to be
understood in terms of the concept of intrinsic value
whether or not intrinsically valuable things exist.
answered 2 days ago
another_nameanother_name
1537
add a comment |
Which makes morality seem inherently important. But why so?
This question can be read a number of ways. Are you asking why ethical behaviour is intrinsically valuable, why anything is intrinsically valuable, why we behave ethically, or why people value morality over say culture or status? You might like this encyclopedia article if you're asking the former questions
the concept of extrinsic value, in all its varieties, is to be
understood in terms of the concept of intrinsic value
whether or not intrinsically valuable things exist.
answered 2 days ago
another_nameanother_name
1537
Which makes morality seem inherently important. But why so?
This question can be read a number of ways. Are you asking why ethical behaviour is intrinsically valuable, why anything is intrinsically valuable, why we behave ethically, or why people value morality over say culture or status? You might like this encyclopedia article if you're asking the former questions
the concept of extrinsic value, in all its varieties, is to be
understood in terms of the concept of intrinsic value
whether or not intrinsically valuable things exist.
answered 2 days ago
another_nameanother_name
1537
edited 2 days ago
answered 2 days ago
another_nameanother_name
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– Frank Hubeny
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– user3306356
2 days ago
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We’re just biologically prone to morally categorize things based on whether they bring suffering or pleasure because being able to do so theoretically provides an evolutionary advantage. The more knowledge we accrue the more things we attribute morality to.
– Alexander Gegg
2 days ago
if ethical behaviour is not intrinsically valuable then what is? perhaps extrinsic value (things we do because it achieves something else, e.g. brushing our teeth to avoid tooth decay) with no intrinsic values would be an infinite regress into nihilism (nothing has any value)
– another_name
2 days ago
Because ethics/morality determines one's behavior, which others need to be able to anticipate to plan theirs. It is hard to tell what you are really asking, could you clarify?
– Conifold
2 days ago