Within Reason

#32 Destiny - Testing Destiny's Ethics

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May 22, 2023
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INSIGHT

Ethics Based on Self-Interest

  • Stephen views ethics as rooted in personal preferences, aimed at maximizing his own well-being.
  • He acknowledges the need for legal and social systems to enforce cooperation as purely ethical obligations lack intrinsic enforcement.
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Limits of Ethical Obligation

  • Without social or governmental enforcement, ethical behavior is unlikely when no one is watching.
  • Ethical obligation to act morally is difficult to justify without concern for personal consequences.
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Moral Subjectivism and Conflict

  • Stephen rejects objective moral facts, embracing a form of ethical subjectivism with skepticism about universal morality.
  • He sees conflicts of fundamental values between people often resolved only by force rather than moral agreement.
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