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Put simply, it would only be "immoral" to people who hold that the act of becoming a hermit resulted in violates a moral principle. If you are asking whether most people in this day and age believe it …

Yes, you can be proud of things that merely belong to you, even if you had no direct part in their creation. Nathan is also correct in that you can even be proud of something that doesn't belong to yo …

The problem with your logic is that we don't not eat humans merely because it would require (immorally) killing them, but rather because cannibalism is something that we culturally (and/or genetically …

Your question is based on a false dichotomy. There is no such thing as a "philosophy question" except insofar as the question deals with a topic that is typically defined as falling under the academic …

One such example is a famous essay called The Ethics of Belief, by W.K. Clifford. In it he writes when we have a moral obligation to investigate/read more, and when we can trust an authority, etc. …

As a starting point, I can tell you that, generally: - the term "objective" refers to things which we deem as true/existing independent of our observations of them, and - "subjective" refers to a th …

It seems you are assuming the laws of any given population always mirror the ethical views of that population, but that is never totally true, in fact it's most often not even remotely true. In my exp …

Yes, assuming you have both agreed on a basis for comparison and a system of reasoning. That is, if you both (for example) agree that a better set of morals is one that ensures the greatest happiness …

In short, yes. It doesn't make sense to reject both moral objectivism and moral relativism at the same time. It would be like believing in something and not believing in something simultaneously.

I have a handful of friends who are strictly vegan, and I talked with each of them before about their views. At least 3 of them have said to me that under no circumstance would they eat an animal or u …

Although this will seem at first glance to be a bold statement, the answer to these questions is actually remarkably simple: it's all in how you define sentience. That is, the necessary and sufficient …

I think one could argue that tradition may have been valued more back then and important to retain respect in society; also because we are more aware of these kinds of ironies today and so they are no …

I feel like this question is somewhat broad and difficult to answer concretely, so I will try to break down a few things for you so you can see that. You ask, "Are moral duty and happiness both achiev …

the categorical imperative asks whether the maxim of your action could become one that everyone could act upon in similar circumstances. If the action could be universalized (i.e., everyone c …

The concepts of "good" and "evil" form the basis of our moral viewpoints, and science suggests we develop these viewpoints on an individual level with influences from our cultural upbringing. That is, …