Ethical Objectivism

Essay # 103552

Ethical Objectivism

A definition and examination of ethical objectivism according to Russ Shafer-Landau's "Whatever Happened to Good and Evil?"

1,650 words () | 1 source | MLA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the concept of ethical objectivism. It defines the concept and discusses it according to Russ Shafer-Landau's "Whatever Happened to Good and Evil?" The paper discusses the reasons that there are to believe in ethical objectivism, or the belief that there is a set of non-conventional moral standards - those uncreated by the opinions of Man.

From the Paper:

"This seeming finality in the discussion of ethical objectivism without the authorship of God leaves for many more questions. If God is not the author, who is? Is an author really necessary in God's realm? The non-cognitivists have a solid point in asserting our ignorance. We really have no way of expressing an understanding of the intricacies of the debate over the authorship of a moral code. We are ignorant, but still quite daring in verbalizing what we do understand. God recognizes something as truly good. We do not criticize politicians or monarchs for not creating something--so long as they recognize its significance and enforce it. However, God is not a politician or a monarch. This is undisputed between theists and atheists alike. How do you categorize that which is unable to be categorized? You can't, so you don't. Despite this, a universal concept of Right and Wrong could certainly exist--in forms as diverse as the universe itself."