concept: MORALITY
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Definition
Transcendent perspective, generalized ipseity, fairness. The attempt to act by a rule. Not the Kantian Universal rule, but what rule am I claiming to act by, are the consequences of my actions in accordance with the rule? Am I engaging in subterfuge, sanctimony, hypocrisy?
We don't need moral facts. It is an error to use a theory of facticity to analyze morality. Norms are not facts, they are not objects. Moral discourse involves assessing the degree to which statements and actions conform to norms; This is jurisprudence.
How do we distinguish between morality and sanctimony.
Sanctimony, stolen valor, virtue signalling and costly signalling.
James introduces “moral holiday” while contrasting different philosophical temperaments—especially in discussing how some views of the world can feel morally relieving.
Roughly, the idea is that certain philosophical or religious outlooks offer a “moral holiday”—a kind of relief from the constant pressure of moral struggle and responsibility. A temporary release from moral tension. A sense that the world is already “taken care of,” or that ultimate responsibility doesn’t rest entirely on us. He contrasts this with more demanding views where human effort, risk, and responsibility remain central and there is no such holiday. The tough-minded never take a moral holiday. The tender-minded look for the first opportunity.
From Hegel's genealogy of morals, the Lord-Vassal relation:
- Stoicism is the lord's morality. That is, well-managed rent collection.
- [Sacrifice]] is the vassals morality. That is, sacrifice for the common good.