Not exact matches
If there is no
objective standard of
morality, then there is no way to make a distinction
between «good» and «bad.»
• the capacity to reach
objective and universal truth as well as valid metaphysical knowledge; • the unity of body and soul in man; • the dignity of the human person; • relations
between nature and freedom; • the importance of natural law and of the «sources of
morality,»... • and the necessary conformity of civil law to moral law.
Vivas, for example, posits the «objectivity of evil» as the only alternative to its being merely subjective and defines
morality in terms of the opposition
between objective duty and subjective inclination:
That doesn't (I think) say much about the
objective morality or respectfulness of nude sculptures and paintings, but it says a lot about the relationship
between grandparents and grandchildren.