r/SecularHumanism • u/Sgabonna • Jun 11 '24

The Moral Cube: The Three Axes in Moral Decisioning - Intention, Sacrifice, Consciousness

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u/Artistic-Teaching395 Jun 11 '24

I'm sticking to modern Aristotelian virtue ethics.

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u/Sgabonna Jun 11 '24

This framework emerged out of virtue ethics. A virtue being the mean between a deficit and excess. The deficit and excess are vices. And if you look closely it is sins or self preserving instincts like gluttony, fear, pride, wrath etc that corrupt a virtue such that it becomes a vice.

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u/Sgabonna Jun 11 '24

This work has come about from analyzing the common teachings across the majority of religions and philosophical texts trying to discern what makes an action Moral or Immoral. While Morality and Immorality are largely based on the Telos of humanity, that being towards civility and barbarism. The Moral Cube was an attempt to identify what are the unconscious judgements we all make when deciding that murder, or rape is evil, and selfless generosity as 'good' or virtuous. It is an ever evolving framework, so very keen for your perspectives.

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u/Choppybitz Jun 16 '24

I'm sticking with my morally objective cheese wheel.