Synopsis of the difference between ethical and moral discourse, from James Gordon Finlayson, Habermas: A Very Short Introduction.
Ethics |
Morality |
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Basic concept |
good/bad |
right/wrong |
Basic unit |
values |
norms |
Basic question |
What is good for me or for us? |
What is just? |
Validity |
relative and conditional |
absolute and unconditional |
Type of theory |
prudential, teleological |
deontological |
Aims |
advice; judgment; preference ranking |
establishing valid norms |
I would add . . .
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Principle |
Individuation |
Liberalization |
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One should respect oneself as one who should actively seek happiness. |
One should respect every other as one who should actively seek happiness. |
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Every person should respect every person as one who should actively seek happiness. |
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https://forum.freecapitalists.org/t/illegitimate-disturbance-a-brief-introduction/18716
https://forum.freecapitalists.org/t/system-and-lifeworld-a-brief-introduction/18684
https://forum.freecapitalists.org/t/civil-political-and-market-society-a-brief-introduction/18795
https://forum.freecapitalists.org/t/utopia-and-social-structure-a-brief-introduction/19270