amoralismn.
/ˌeɪˈmɒrəlɪz(ə)m/, /ˌeɪˈmɒrl̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌeɪˈmɔrəˌlɪz(ə)m/ The state or quality of being amoral; belief in or advocacy of an amoral system or outlook; (Philosophy) the belief or theory that there are no moral or immoral values.
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society > morality > [noun] > not
unmoralness1642
non-morality1857
unmorality1867
amoralism1895
amorality1895
the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > [noun] > other theories or principles
Christian Science1875
heterogony of ends1887
ethical relativism1889
amoralism1895
nomism1905
formalism1931
virtue ethics1942
1895 Philos. Rev. 4 334 All that is now good will become bad. This is a system of ‘amoralism’.
1906 Westm. Rev. Nov. 549 His very occasional lapses into petulant pessimism or overdrawn amoralism.
1922 J. A. W. Haas In Light of Faith 209 The ethical sense of the Greeks rejects the amoralism of natural religion.
1963 R. M. Hare Freedom & Reason 101 He either observes a complete moral silence, or says ‘Nothing matters morally’; either of these two positions might be called a sort of amoralism.
1985 B. Williams Ethics & Limits of Philos. ii. 22 Unless the ethical life..can be justified by philosophy, we shall be open to relativism, amoralism, and disorder.
2008 Guardian (Nexis) 25 Oct. 10 Cancelling out the earlier book's amoralism, Jane is dramatically punished for her sins.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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