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    F.H. Bradley argues that the question "why be moral?" is not a valid question. He discusses morality in two parts: first, that the question of why one should be moral is not sensible or reasonable to ask. Second, he explores what facts about human nature make people moral, rather than the purposes or reasoning behind morality itself. Bradley suggests that morality implies an end in itself, with moral actions not being done for other results or ends outside of morality. He proposes that all human action is a form of self-realization, with one's sense of self being social and formed within society, so the question of morality is ultimately about determining what kind of self one aims to become.

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    F.H. Bradley argues that the question "why be moral?" is not a valid question. He discusses morality in two parts: first, that the question of why one should be moral is not sensible or reasonable to ask. Second, he explores what facts about human nature make people moral, rather than the purposes or reasoning behind morality itself. Bradley suggests that morality implies an end in itself, with moral actions not being done for other results or ends outside of morality. He proposes that all human action is a form of self-realization, with one's sense of self being social and formed within society, so the question of morality is ultimately about determining what kind of self one aims to become.

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    F.H. Bradley argues that the question "why be moral?" is not a valid question. He discusses morality in two parts: first, that the question of why one should be moral is not sensible or reasonable to ask. Second, he explores what facts about human nature make people moral, rather than the purposes or reasoning behind morality itself. Bradley suggests that morality implies an end in itself, with moral actions not being done for other results or ends outside of morality. He proposes that all human action is a form of self-realization, with one's sense of self being social and formed within society, so the question of morality is ultimately about determining what kind of self one aims to become.

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    Why be Moral?

    F.H. Bradley's answer


    Bradley's argument divides broadly into
    two pieces
    In the first he discusses the question
    “why be moral?” arguing for the
    position that the question is not valid.
    In the second he discusses why he
    thinks we are moral, not the purposes
    or reasoning behind morality as such
    but what facts about people make it
    such that people are moral.
    “What good is Virtue?”
    For what is virtue good?
    Is virtue as a means to an end?
    Does this suggests that virtue is a
    means to something not itself?
    Does 'good' imply 'good for', Is this
    typically what we mean when we say
    that something is good?
    The question is somewhat immoral
    And is difficult to answer
    We do not know, and we do not care
    Why should I be immoral? Is it a
    disadvantage?
    Is the question “why be moral?” a
    sensible one? Can it reasonably be
    asked?
    Self-realization
    Morality implies an end in itself.
    The results of moral actions are not morality
    Suggests something to be done by me
    “what we do do, is, perfectly or
    imperfectly to realize ourselves, and
    that we cannot possibly do anything
    else” pg 66
    Most people have a general objective for
    their lives which can be seen through
    the body of their actions.
    Most men have a unified sense of an
    ideal or perfectly happy life.
    All action is necessarily self-realisation
    The self is not a Cartesian monad, it is a
    social and socially formed self
    The question of morality becomes the
    question of what self am I to be

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