Foundations of objective ethics

[rogita]

Hi, if you are interested in (the theory of) ethics, you may find the following information useful. Here are the main theses of (the theory of) objective ethics. It is a new theory/ethics.

1) Freedom is an objective property of the universe opposite to determinism; it is responsible for the development of the universe (evolution) and at the same time is the aim of this development. Determinism is repeatability, regularity, certainty. It feels like a necessity, inevitability, compulsion, violence.

2) Freedom is fundamentally unknowable; the question of the existence of freedom is insolvable. Determinism is learned by observations and reflections. Determinism predetermines the future but freedom makes the future unpredictable and unknowable by denying determinism.

3) Freedom is perceived as Good and determinism as Evil. Freedom begets all other values. The duty of man, the purpose and meaning of human existence is to overcome determinism and to make the world freer. Cognition is part of this process. Knowledge entails responsibility; the criterion of truth is movement to freedom.

4) The man is one who follows his moral duty, who is striving to freedom. The unwillingness or inability of a sentient being to be a man brings it down to the level of animals. The animal follows the laws of the universe, submits to forces without trying to overcome them.

5) There is no absolute moral law; ethical norms are derived from the general contract. The basis of the consent is rejection of all forms of violence. The requirements of ethics cover conclusion of the contract (honesty, openness, objectivity) and compliance with it (fidelity to given word, adherence to rules, responsibility for violation).

6) Ethical norms are formal; they are constantly improving; the old are replaced by new, more free and fair - this is the essence of moral progress. The meaning of the norms is to stimulate creative and constructive activities by limiting violence. The ethics treats people as abstractions; all private is ignored.

7) A special case of the contract is the exchange of man with society by the results of his activities. Ethics requires a fair (equivalent) retribution for both the harm and benefit brought by the man. Universal value units, money, express the value of freedom.

8) Personal relations are governed by a sacrificial morality (emotions, love, care, etc.), and catastrophic situations by a heroic morality. Both types of morality are informal, limited in space and time, and require a clear separation from the public space (non-personal relations) governed by the ethics.

[Strange]

1) Freedom is an objective property of the universe opposite to determinism; it is responsible for the development of the universe (evolution) and at the same time is the aim of this development. Determinism is repeatability, regularity, certainty. It feels like a necessity, inevitability, compulsion, violence.

 

 

I don't believe freedom is an objective property: what evidence do you have for this?

 

Determinism is not necessarily repeatable, regular, etc. Look up chaos theory or, for a specific example, the double pendulum.

 

And what does "violence" have to do with it?

 

 

 

2) Freedom is fundamentally unknowable; the question of the existence of freedom is insolvable.

 

This appears to contradict the first statement of (1).

 

I gave up at this point. It appears to be a series of baseless and contradictory opinions that have little to do with objectivity or ethics.

[Delta1212]

I don't think any of this is true in really any sense, let alone objectively true.

[Strange]

3) Freedom is perceived as Good and determinism as Evil. Freedom begets all other values.

 

 

By whom?

 

Certainly not by me. And so this is not objective (and they are not opposites).

 

 

 

The unwillingness or inability of a sentient being to be a man brings it down to the level of animals.

 

So women are animals, are they?

[rogita]

I don't believe freedom is an objective property: what evidence do you have for this?

 

Determinism is not necessarily repeatable, regular, etc. Look up chaos theory or, for a specific example, the double pendulum.

 

And what does "violence" have to do with it?

 

You cannot have any knowledge of something that is not repeatable. The repetition is what allows you to make conclusions (the laws of nature are just one example of such conclusions). The only exception is freedom because it manifests itself by creating something new. Chaos theory is just a mathematical model.

 

If you think freedom is not objective property of the universe then you cannot have any explanations about 1) its origins 2) evolution.

 

Violence is one example of a manifestation of force.

[Phi for All]

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Moderator Note

If you're going to make assertive statements, you need to back them up with evidence. This reads like mostly guesswork with no foundation. Not good enough for this section. Feel free to try again, but if you're going to buck the mainstream so much perhaps you should post in Speculations. Alternatively, if you don't know something you should ask questions instead of just making believe what you think is correct really is.

 

This is not an OP worthy of discussion. More rigor, please.