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amoralism

amoralism

9.9
Belief that right and wrong do not matter
  • noun
  • /ˌeɪˈmɔːrəlɪzəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : amoralismo
  • I think also with his amoralism, you know, there is no good or evil.

I think also with his amoralism, you know, there is no good or evil.

Examples

  • Amoralism does not make such judgments; as a different psychology, it leaves these decisions to the human to decide.

    Blog text (18)
  • Amoralism is unique in that it has basically no active belief.

    Blog text (18)
  • It is even more so when judges explicitly celebrate amoralism, explaining that "it is a strength rather than a weakness of contract law that it generally eschews a moral conception of transactions." 230 #

    Academic text (2016)
  • To the extent that persons are irremediably indisposed to adopt a detached stance toward their own activities, they are rationally barred from espousing Hobbesian amoralism.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Amoralism suggests that ethical concepts of amoralism are irrelevant to human behavior.

  • The discussion on amoralism raises questions about the foundations of morality in society.

  • She argued that amoralism can lead to a lack of accountability in personal relationships.

Synonyms

amorality
vsamoralism
2 8.2

A lack of concern about what is right or wrong

describes a doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid or irrelevant
moral nihilism
vsamoralism
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A belief that there are no true rights or wrongs for everyone

says moral distinctions and principles are invalid or irrelevant
ethical nihilism
vsamoralism
  • Formal
9.9

A belief that nothing is really right or wrong

argues moral distinctions and principles are invalid or irrelevant

Antonyms

584 4.2

Moral rules that tell people what is right and wrong and the study of those rules

7.7

A short saying that gives a general rule about right and wrong

How Moral

morality
282 4.6
amoralism
  • Specialized
9.9
immorality
23 6.3

Surface Forms

amoralism singular
amoralisms plural

Morphology

amoralism = amoral (semi-transparent) = a + moral + ism

The suffix '-ism' regularly forms nouns for doctrines or positions, but the exact philosophical sense is more specialized than simply 'being amoral'.

Etymology

The word amoralism comes from the prefix a- meaning 'not' and the word moral meaning 'right and wrong'. So, amoralism is the belief that ideas of 'right and wrong' do not matter.