Why It's Ok to Be Amoral

by Ronald de Sousa

Why It's OK to Be Amoral argues that self-righteous moralism has replaced religion as a source of embattled and gratuitous certainties. High-minded moral convictions invoke the authority of sacred moral truths, but there are no such truths. In reality, moral passions are rooted in atavistic emotional dispositions and arbitrary social conventions.

While public and private discourse is saturated with guilt, shame and righteous indignation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032235551
• ISBN13: 9781032235554
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 196 Pages