Skip to content
Carmelics
TopicsThinkersChangesContributorsLoading account…

    Carmelics

    A reasoning platform. Break down any belief into clear reasons, explore both sides, and weigh the evidence honestly.

    Navigate

    • Topics
    • Search
    • Recent Changes
    • Contribute
    • How It Works
    • Glossary
    • Thinkers
    • Contributors
    • About
    • Statistics
    • Terms
    • Privacy

    Database

    Statements
    —
    Perspectives
    —
    Topics
    —

    Press ? for keyboard shortcuts

    LoyalLoyalJusticeJustice
    Made withinDC&Austin
    Statements
    321,452
    Perspectives
    108,905
    Topics
    42
    An action that is a necessary condition for the highest p... — Carmelics
    Home
    HistoryEditSee Inverse

    Part of a larger discussion

    Challenges→The argument that having children is morally wrong is especially forceful in the context of Augustinian theology.

    An action that is a necessary condition for the highest possible good for at least some individuals cannot be straightforwardly condemned as morally wrong, even under uncertainty about outcomes.

    ?Rate how convincing each reason is below to see the overall strength.

    No one has weighed in yet. Be the first to share reasons for or against this statement.

    Sign in or register to share your perspective on this statement.

    Key Terms

    Highest possible good(as used in ethics)
    The best outcome or outcome that creates the most benefit, happiness, or moral value that could theoretically be achieved in a situation.
    Morally wrong(as used in ethics)
    An action that violates ethical standards or fails to do what is right according to our moral principles.
    Straightforwardly condemned(as used in moral reasoning)
    Clearly and directly judged as bad without needing to consider exceptions, complications, or special circumstances.
    Under uncertainty about outcomes(as used in decision-making and ethics)
    When you're not sure what will actually happen as a result of your action, or when the full consequences are unknown or unpredictable.
    necessary condition

    Next step

    Based on where you are in your exploration

    Explore a random proposition
    Start fresh with something unrelated.
    (Counterfactual analysis of causation; Mackie 1965, 1974)
    A condition C is necessary for event E if E would not have occurred in the absence of C

    Connections

    2 topics

    Eternal Conscious Torment1 linkedAfterlife & Death1 linked

    Related

    The argument that having children is morally wrong is especially forceful in the...

    Details

    Type
    claim
    Perspectives
    0 (0 for, 0 against)
    Edits
    1 edit

    Open for perspectives

    This idea is waiting for its first supporting or challenging perspective.

    Share the first perspective