Do you not see, first, that - as a mental abstract - physical force is directly opposed to morality; and secondly, that it practically drives out of existence the moral forces?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Morality arose largely as an empirical defence of the individual and society. Ever since intelligent beings began to be in contact, and consequently in friction, they have felt the need to guard themselves against each other's encroachments.
Force cannot transmit a moral principle: moral ideas can be received only through the reason of the heart.
Morality is the weakness of the brain.
I don't believe that we evolved moral psychology; it just doesn't seem plausible to me as a biological phenomenon.
As for morality, well that's all tied up with the question of consciousness.
Morality is only moral when it is voluntary.
The science of morality is about maximizing psychological and social health. It's really no more inflammatory than that.
Morality is a test of our conformity rather than our integrity.
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
Morality is not just any old topic in psychology but close to our conception of the meaning of life. Moral goodness is what gives each of us the sense that we are worthy human beings.
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