Posts tagged: Ethics

Why You Need Morals

You need a moral code because you are a being of volitional consciousness, hence you have no automatic behavioral code. You must direct your behavior according to principles. The burden is on you to choose the right principles; you have no right to demand success if you base your behavior on irrational and evil principles.

Tuesday May 11th, 2010 in , , | No Comments »

Kant’s Deontological Ethics

To act morally, Kant says, one must act out of duty (deon). So morality is judged, not by consequences, but intentions. What is with this false metaphysics, which somehow disconnects body and spirit? If the spirit (or mind) has evil intentions, how can it have anything but evil consequences. And the inverse is even more patently obvious: if you have [...]

Thursday May 6th, 2010 in , , , | 1 Comment »