Everyone without exception believes his own native customs, and the religion he was brought up in, to be the best.
Herodotus (440 BC) via http://www.overcomingbias.com/2019/01/most-progress-not-in-morals.html
At its core, Aztec virtue ethics has three main elements. One is a conception of the good life as the ‘rooted’ or worthwhile life. Second is the idea of right action as the mean or middle way. Third and final is the belief that virtue is a quality that’s fostered socially.
Quotes below are from “So you’ve been publicly shamed” by Jon Ronson. The book is insightful, funny, and entertaining throughout.
A life had been ruined. What was it for: just some social media drama? I think our natural disposition as humans is…
Recently, I wanted to re-read philosopher Don Marquis’ classic anti-abortion ethics article “Why Abortion is Immoral” and so downloaded the first PDF that turned up in a Google search.