Why Be Moral?

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Why Be Moral? Why does society need morality? Human existence would be …. “War of all against all” “Solitary, poor nasty, brutish, and short”

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Why Be Moral?. Why does society need morality?. Human existence would be …. “War of all against all” “Solitary, poor nasty, brutish, and short”. Why Be Moral?. Why should I be moral?. Consequences?. Why Should I Be Moral?. What if there were no consequences?. Why Should I Be Moral?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Why Be Moral?Why does

society need morality?

Human existence would be ….

“War of all against all”

“Solitary, poor nasty, brutish, and short”

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Why Be Moral?Why should I be moral?

Consequences?

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Why Should I Be Moral?

What if there were no consequences?

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Why Should I Be Moral?

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Why Should I Be Moral?

Because of who we become

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Where Do Morals Come From?

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Where Are “Morals” Right Now?

Do they live in a house?

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Ethical Relativism There are no universally valid moral principles

All moral principles are a matter of Human opinion

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Ethical Relativism“Raw Oysters

taste delicious”“Tattoos are

awesome”

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“It is wrong to cheat”

Ethical Relativism

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Subjective Ethical Relativism

- What is right and wrong is solely a matter of each individual’s personal opinion

Ethical Relativism

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Subjective Ethical Relativism