--- aliases: [morality, moral, Virtues, virtues, Ethics, ethic] --- #philosophy #game-theory #moral #ethic #rationality #cooperation # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought # Morality >There is no justice in the laws of Nature, Headmaster, no term for fairness in the equations of motion. The universe is neither evil, nor good, it simply does not care. The stars don’t care, or the Sun, or the sky. But they don’t have to! We care! **There is light in the world, and it is us**! >~ [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]] >There are four different ethical theories: > • Objective Theory of Ethics - that goodness is objective (Plato's theory) > and cannot be further deduced. > • Consequential Theory of Ethics - that what makes an action good is its > outcome (utilitarianism for instance); the most pleasure for the most people > (more believable than objectivism as mentioned). > • Motivational Theory of Ethics - that moral character of an action springs > from a motive of the actor - it is not a bad action so long as a person has > good intentions (Immanuel Kant is one of the motivational theorists; he said > "do not perform any action that you cannot rationalise for people to act all > the time.") > - Approbative Theory of Ethics - to say that an action is good or bad > depends on the approval of others. > ~ [[Bruce Lee]] ## Morality as a mean to [[Genetic cooperation]] ## [[Philosophy/Epistemology/Knowledge|Knowledge]] beget morality [[Socrates]] says that no man sins wittingly, from which it follows that whoever knows what is good does what is right. Therefore [[Philosophy/Epistemology/Knowledge|knowledge]] solves **morality**. ## Morality beget [[Peace from mind|peace]] from [[Mind|mind]] [[Cicero]] says that a [[Happiness]] life can be obtained by simply, only, being morally good. In a [[Stoicism]] sense, being immoral is harming yourself (and others). ## Morality through action rather than consumption [[Artistotle]] seems to say that morality is learned through action more than brain food. ## [[Money]] unlocks morality >It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright. ~ [[Benjamin Franklin]] ## Morality as a mean or an end? Morality, ethics, as a means to an end, [[Happiness]], or such egoistic upsides? Or morality, ethics as an end? ## Good ![[Good]] ## Morality is rationality The [[Genome|genome]] has learned that [[Tit for tat]] is a good strategy to transmits to the next generations, what nature took million years to learn should be imitated, **it is rational to cooperate**. Cooperation is egoistic and [[Egoism is altruism|egoism is altruism]] Thus, we can deduce that the immoral is the ignorant, [[The learned necessarily holds higher ethics]]. ## Categorical imperative ![[Categorical imperative]] ## Hypothetical imperative ![[Hypothetical imperative]] ## [[Benjamin Franklin]] thirteen virtues 1. Temperance: Eat not to dullness. Drink not to elevation. 2. Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation. 3. Order: Let all your things have their places. Let each part of your business have its time. 4. Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve. 5. Frugality: Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing. 6. Industry: Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions. 7. Sincerity: Use no hurtful deceit. Think innocently and justly; if you speak, speak accordingly. 8. Justice: Wrong none by doing injuries or omit ting the benefits that are your duty. 9. Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forbear resent ing injuries so much as you think they deserve. 10. Cleanliness: Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation. 11. Tranquility: Be not disturbed at trifles or at accidents common or unavoidable. 12. Chastity: Rarely use venery but for health or offspring-never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation. 13. Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrates. ## [[Benjamin Franklin]] moral calendar #todo ndar #todo ![[Pasted image 20210813091306.png|400x400]]![[Pasted image 20210813091235.png|400x400]] ## [[Genetic cooperation]] **Moral goodness** is interesting to the [[Genome]], it helps passing genes to the next generations by helping the survival machines (humans) that carry it. So is society converging to **moral goodness** as it augment the [[Genome]]? Is it the right logic? I'm not sure it support **moral goodness** from the individual point of view, though. The individual is not impacted by whatever happens at the [[Genome]] level. ## Skin in the game ![[Skin In The Game]] ## Summum Bonus ![[Summum bonum]] ## ~ aphorisms >Make yourself the sort of man you want people to think you are ~ [[Socrates]] >What is good?—Whatever augments the feeling of power, the will to power, power itself, in man. What is evil?—Whatever springs from weakness. What is happiness?—The feeling that power increases—that resistance is overcome. ~ [[Nietzsche]] >We should substitute morality by the will to our own ends, and consequently to the means to them. ~ [[Nietzsche]] >He understands good, the state of goodness, as something which promotes health. ~[[Nietzsche]] >Let not the stealing God of Sleep surprize, Nor creep in Slumbers on thy weary Eyes, Ere ev'ry Action of the former Day, Strictly thou dost, and righteously survey. With Rev'rence at thy own Tribunal stand, And answer justly to thy own Demand. Where have I been? In what have I transgrest? What Good or Ill has this Day's Life exprest? Where have I fail'd in what I ought to do? In what to GOD, to Man, or to myself I owe? Inquire severe whate'er from first to last, From Morning's Dawn till Ev'nings Gloom has If Evil were thy Deeds, repenting mourn, And let thy Soul with strong Remorse be torn: If Good, the Good with Peace of Mind repay, And to thy secret Self with Pleasure say, Rejoice, my Heart, for all went well to Day ~ [[Pythagoras]]