Answer by CriglCragl for Can moral theories be "elegant" or beautiful or...
Morals have to move us. This is the is-ought distinction. We cannot purely reason our way into our morality from what is, we have to be driven by a feeling of how we ought to behave, how we want to...
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Yes. Why not? I read a paper some time ago by an author claiming to be an expert on Spinoza's philosophy. In this paper there was an assertion: "Spinoza published no theory of aesthetics." I think it...
View ArticleCan moral theories be "elegant" or beautiful or sublime?
It is often said that mathematics has some (peculiar) sort of beauty to its name. Whether beauty attaches as such primarily to the notation/style of mathematical writing, or to the interplay of the...
View ArticleAnswer by user66697 for Can moral theories be "elegant" or beautiful or sublime?
Moral values can be ugly (permission to keep slaves, obligation to FGM)Virtues can be beautifully instantiated (the goddess of mercy)Can moral values be sublime outside their instantiation in a life? I...
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