If Moral Presumptions is the Problem...

...then what is the solution?

In case you don't know, I am referring to moral nihilism. Here is the Wikipedia article: Moral nihilism - Wikipedia

As you can see, some philosophers consider ethics neither true nor false (I have a slight problem that that, however...). And some philosophers consider ethical statements to be absolutely false. In other words they apparently have a problem with it.

When people have a problem with a theory, they usually offer up a solution. People who are against global warming denial have a solution, in other words the theory of climate change and global warming. My question to moral nihilists (and I suspect we may have one or two on the boards--please chime in), if morality is the problem, what is the solution? I mean, if humans shouldn't live morally, how should they live? In anarchy hurting and killing each other?

Just my humble question.

 

There should be a new name for morality. Something scientists agree on. It should be almost identical to morality, except not have anything to do with God.

 

Each of us has certain thoughts on the presumptions of morality, land only one percent of people are likely not to be concerned with issues of morality.

 

It's called 'Ethical Reasoning".

 

I don't like that name. Think of a better name, something catchier. Just one word, preferably.

 

@neonspectraltoast Too bad.

 

These are philosophical ideas and with that in mind, unlike your global warming comparison, they don't require a solution. Offering up consistent arguments is suffice to validate their position.

From what I gather, moral nihilists maintain, on a fundamental level, that our entire notion of ethics is essentially arbitrary. An argument along these lines might be something like ethics are chimerical classifications for a multiplicity of attitudes and behaviors that are derived from adherence to non-related abstractions.

^If you need any clarification on that statement, let me know.

Perhaps an example can illustrate the idea. Most all of us have a sense that "Murder is Wrong" but we make exceptions to justify murder, such as military attacks or something like self defense in a home invasion. So once we make exceptions to the premise, it becomes contigent and therefore we cannot say that it's inherently true.

On an intellectual level, I don't necessarily object to moral nihilism but it's not really an approach I would use as a mode to shape my attitudes on a day to day.