Amorality

Definitions

1. Lack or absence of morality.
   uncountable, usually
2. The metaethical belief that nothing is morally right or morally wrong, that morality does not exist.
   uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“"I don't think⟳ we're headed for a grey-goo scenario here, but we'd all feel⟳ really bad if the local biosphere got consumed by nanobots after we left." "We'd still get⟳ paid, right?" "I'm going to treat⟳ that as a humorous stab at your own⟳ exaggerated amorality, and then move⟳ on if you don't mind⟳."”

“In law school, when we students thought the outcome of a case was determined by a rule⟳ we had studied, leftist professors admonished us, “Tools not rules!” In other words, rules control⟳ nothing; they’re merely tools you manipulate for the results you want⟳. The fancy word for this kind of amorality is “instrumentalism,” and it subverts the rule⟳ of law.”

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