A fundamental component underlying the ethics of belief is a seemingly inherent sense of right and wrong. While we might yield to an acknowledgment of certain gray areas, the extremes are easily discernible. Writing on the essence of intention, the 19th century mathematician & philosopher William Clifford suggests, “When an action is once done, it is right or wrong for ever; no accidental failure of its good or evil fruits can possibly alter that.”
On the nature of right and wrong
On the nature of right and wrong
On the nature of right and wrong
A fundamental component underlying the ethics of belief is a seemingly inherent sense of right and wrong. While we might yield to an acknowledgment of certain gray areas, the extremes are easily discernible. Writing on the essence of intention, the 19th century mathematician & philosopher William Clifford suggests, “When an action is once done, it is right or wrong for ever; no accidental failure of its good or evil fruits can possibly alter that.”