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Chaz: Okay. I queried you objection the the equation morality = a code of conduct, because I believe that morality can be nothing but a list of rules based on contingent and ad hoc historical and social circumstances. Because you "believe"...? I can show otherwise. The above is a textbook...

creative: The SEP article on the 'definition' equates morality with a code of conduct. That is an all too common (mis)conception on my view. Chaz: Sorry - what is your objection? Codes of conduct are 'moral' belief, that is, belief about morality. It is a matter of logic that belief about X and X a...

Chaz wrote: What do you mean by conventional morality. The SEP article on the 'definition' equates morality with a code of conduct. That is an all too common (mis)conception on my view. You can view that here . Do you believe it possible to have any universal, absolute and objective rules? Not &quo...

To the question in the OP...

"THE" is what's stopping us.

Influenced by Spinoza, Kant, Hume, Heidegger, Jung, Ayers, Witt, Lao Tzu and too many others to list. Favorite topics are morality(which I hold an unconventional conception of), trust, truth, thought, and belief. No formal training to speak of. Not much else to say for the moment...