There Is No Absolute Morality／Norm／Ethics

from There is Resignation in Philosophy

There Is No Absolute Morality/Norm/Ethics

A story written in the Baji Seminar:

I realized that there is no universal evaluation axis that can be used for normative discussions. (Until now, I had thought that humanity had found some universal evaluation axis as a result of delving into ethics, and that normative discussions like “what is good XX” were built upon it.)

• I used to mistakenly believe that if we put more effort into it, we could find a common normative ethics (such as utilitarianism) and eventually discover an absolute evaluation axis (blu3mo).
• In the Baji Seminar Essay for the 1st Semester, I wanted to conduct a “solid” ethical evaluation based on this “absolute evaluation axis,” but I realized that it is impossible and became desperate.
• So, is this what they call Nihilism? (blu3mo)(blu3mo)
• In that case, what is the point of Normative Ethics?
• Does it ultimately become a clash of personal feelings when we delve into it?
• Or perhaps it is about thinking what kind of morality is useful for specific purposes (such as governance)?
• I feel like this is more of a discussion about facts rather than norms (blu3mo).
• Kant, for example, brings up concepts like a priori to explain the existence of norms based on this understanding, but it feels like a state of intellectual stagnation.
• The reason for “rightness” (#62cbc5df79e1130000393857)
• Since we cannot say something is absolutely “X,” all we can do is continue to make statements like “if X, then Y” by making certain assumptions. However, even that has its significance (There is Resignation in Philosophy).
• It seems to be a discussion about Moral Realism (blu3mo).