Subjective ethical naturalism

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dc.contributor.advisorNielsen, Kai E.
dc.contributor.authorCornett, Russell Walter, 1947-
dc.date.accessioned2005-07-21T20:22:34Z
dc.date.available2005-07-21T20:22:34Z
dc.date.issued1983
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 333-342.en
dc.description.abstractMy thesis is that morality has a subjective ontological status. The main implication of this subjectivism is that if morality is to continue to have any positive role to play in human life then it must be seen as the product of human invention rather than as the product of human discovery. Furthermore, if morality is to have any positive role to play then this will arise because of the contingent nature of the human situation rather than because of any metaphysical or conceptual necessities. Because of important human contingencies, subjectivism adopts a convention or consent theory of morality. Morality is a result of the interplay of human wants and the establishment, primarily through bargaining, of a social system which seeks to satisfy those wants. Practical moralities are activist positions. What the law does in a highly formal way, morality does in a less formal way. By a close examination and analysis of current philosophical arguments supporting naturalist theories of morality I develop a subjectivist position which enhances and adds to this tradition in philosophy and which provides a better understanding of what we are doing when making moral judgements. I thereby extend the naturalistic examination of the utility of bringing behavior under rule.
dc.format.extentvii, 342 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationCornett, R. W. (1983). Subjective ethical naturalism (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23990en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/23990
dc.identifier.lccBJ 1012 C694 1983en
dc.identifier.otherNL Number: 63179en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/22688
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject.lccBJ 1012 C694 1983en
dc.subject.lcshEthics
dc.subject.lcshSubjectivity
dc.subject.lcshNaturalism
dc.titleSubjective ethical naturalism
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePhilosophy
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 470 82483994
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
ucalgary.thesis.uarcreleasenoen
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