Professor Conuel
Philosophy 104
Objective Morality
In order to understand the reality or the fiction of objective morality it is crucial to first understand the meaning of objective morality. Like with many philosophical terms; by no means is there a definitive meaning of objective morality. Objective morality could be considered as an ideal of a system of ethics, with set moral judgements, is factually correct rather than just correct because of subjective opinion. The claim of being “objective” usually correlates to what a person believes to be subjectively true. The consensus on objective morality is that most believe in the idea of every person being born with an innate sense of objective morality and it is eternally grounded with good and bad. This innate sense is rooted within us by an alleged source known as God and is then developed via experiences, societies, and support systems. The concept of objective morality can be dated back to earlier philosophical literature such as Plato’s republic but also arises in various modern topics such as murder, religion, and science. In Plato’s republic, object morality arises from the argument of justice between Plato’s mentor, Socrates, and Thrasymachus, a self-assertive and noisy sophist. Sophists did not believe in objective moral …show more content…
For example, the deviation of opinion for a Dalai Lama and Ted Bundy. A Dalai Lama spends his mornings meditating and believes that by helping others, he can gain him a sense of morality and happiness. Such as Plato’s thoughts on a standard of goodness where one experiences good directly and knows its value of goodness and uses his head to control his desiring parts, he lives justly. On the contrary, Ted Bundy spent his time as a serial killer and rapist to please his inner sense. Clearly two different views of objective morality and what is